Why the West will keep losing in Africa
Neocolonialism is giving birth to a wretched authoritarianism.
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Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek is a philosopher, author, cultural theorist and intellectual. He currently holds academic positions at the University of London, New York University and University of Ljubljana. He has authored or co-authored over 50 books on subjects from politics to philosophy.
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