Democracy
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The power of mobilisation
AFRICA: Political resistance in Africa is led by the middle-class, while the poor gather in the streets.
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Foreign political shadow play
GEOPOLITICS: Laurent Larcher calls for openness, value proposition and debate on French foreign policy. The author claims that France's power elite conceal their real agenda behind meaningless statements and secrecy.
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A modern view of Africa
AFRICA: Editor and professor Nic Cheeseman succeeds in his goal of offering a new and modern understanding of the African state.
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Falling prey to illiberal democracies
Rubert Russel makes convincing arguments about the unravelling of the ideals of equality and rule of law and their replacement with illiberal manifestations of popular will.
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A parachute landing in the mission archive
The documentarist Morten Vest came across the archive of the Danish branch of Sudan United Mission and combined it with present day interviews. The result is an ahistorical, yet interesting narration.
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The Camorra’s prominent tormentor
From his writer’s prison, the exiled Roberto Saviano continues to fight for the country he loves.
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Idealism killed the Burmese
MYANMAR AND DEMOCRACY: Modern Times Review have met the lawyer who most likely became just too dangerous for the old Myanmar military: He was recently killed because he fought for the new democracy alongside Aung San Suu Kyi.
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The middle class without resources
AFRICA: A solid academic work where all writers are critical – in part, very critical – to this understanding of the African middle class.
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The Sirens
As I watched Crispin Gurholt’s film The Sirens for the first time, it struck me how fast the role play of political theatre may change.