Mark Swilling
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- Sep 27, 2026
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- Sep 13, 2026
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From north to south â Reflections of an enraged incrementalist (opens the original)
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Mark Swilling traverses Global North-Global South contradictions â connecting academic reflections and activist interventions, writing, teaching and convening knowledge networks that offer an African perspective in a changing world. Mark Swilling is a Professor at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University. It feels as if Iâve been on the move for nearly a month â on the move through many worlds, a mosaic of conversations, experiences, insights and emotions, from
BRICS Summit boosts calls for global financial system reform, but does it avoid the Thucydides Trap? (opens the original)
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With the push towards global financial reform and de-dollarisation, the question is: can China, BRICS and the Delhi Declaration avert an energy-driven Thucydides Trap? Mark Swilling is a Professor at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University. In his opening remarks at the China-US Beijing Summit in May 2026, President Xi Jinping proposed that China and the US can â and should â avoid the âThucydides Trapâ. This was a shrewd reference (which was reportedly lost
Langa Massacre and SA in 1985 â Vignettes for resisting global authoritarianism (opens the original)
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Excerpts from Mark Swillingâs new book, 1985: The Langa Massacre and the End of White Rule in South Africa, graphically tell the story of 1985 and why it was a historic turning point that many in our increasingly authoritarian world can learn from. Mark Swilling is a Professor at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University. âThey shot at the front row in front of us and I saw that the police were all visible from the top of the Hippos. The one behind was also shootin
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