Papers by Idiongomfon Clement
Introduction The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will become operational by 1 July 2... more Introduction The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will become operational by 1 July 2020, having entered into force with the mandatory 22 signatories in May 2019. This timely and ambitious initiative brings 55 African economies together to form the world’s largest trading bloc of more than one billion people, with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) worth USD 3.4 trillion. When it becomes fully operational, it is expected to be a game-changer for the continent giving its potential to boost intra-African trade by 52.3% simply by eliminating import duties and to double that figure if non-tariff barriers are also reduced.
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THE AFCFTA: A MILESTONE FOR PAN-AFRICANISM AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION., 2020
Since after the end of the Cold War, with the rage of globalization, liberalism philosophies too ... more Since after the end of the Cold War, with the rage of globalization, liberalism philosophies too has been on the rise. Liberalists believe liberal concepts would now be the modus operandi in the contemporary international system.
DOES POPULISM POSE A THREAT TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER?, 2020
Populism is always premised on ethical outrage. Its most salient feature is the revolt of a disem... more Populism is always premised on ethical outrage. Its most salient feature is the revolt of a disempowered majority (the 'people') against a usurping minority (the 'elite'), sometimes showing hostility towards the elite and established institutions. Populists come with a dare of speaking for the people in craving the most enticing concern of an ideological why of the people for a concern/need standing out as a heroic voice and not following the usual pathway of political correctness. Populism maintains a realist temperament towards getting all opportunities for the state International and globally for the benefit of the populace That inequity and disenfranchisement are the result of the inability, or unwillingness, of major political parties to ensure that the common people are protected from, and compensated for, the costs of globalization and governance. The international order is built on somewhat political correctness. It is economic issues and security that has majorly been fuelling populism around the world, from the United States to Nigeria to Brexit. The more robust explanation is that political elites simply did not appreciate the enormous complexity of implementing openness on the scale and at the rapid pace that globalisation demanded. Based on Harold Lasswell's ideology of managing who gets what, when, and how; the core business of politics,-has always been a fraught one for governments. But permitting the accelerated movement of various peoples, forms of investment, and goods and services across borders, while simultaneously relinquishing degrees of sovereign control over how such movements occur, hugely amplified the already daunting challenges of liberal-democratic government.
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