The Real Wakanda: How an East African Kingdom Changed Theodore Roosevelt and the Course of American Democracy

[ad_1] Roosevelt was drawn to Buganda’s culture of political procession, royal decorum and military ceremony. Upon his arrival that December, the former president watched as chiefs and royals — donning locally-crafted barkcloth and flowing robes imported from the Indian Ocean World — moved in and out of the capital, negotiatingContinue Reading

The strengths and weaknesses of Volodymyr Zelenskyy

[ad_1] Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe.  In the weeks leading up to Russia’s invasion, senior Ukraine opposition politicians and former ministers were brimming with frustration. They’d been imploring President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet with them — something he’d not done since his landslide election nearly two yearsContinue Reading