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Dr Kelly Alexander

Dr Kelly Alexander

A social scientist who analyses geopolitical shifts and integrates sustainability into economic development. She lectures on Strategy & Sustainability at GIBS Business School and holds a Master's in Development Sociology from Wits University and a PhD in Management & Organisation Studies from Tilburg University.

Publications8
Apr 2026
Africa and Europe seek new partnership amid shifting alliances

African countries are used to the fact that false promises and fickle friends abound. We’ve seen this with the US, and in the broader architecture of…

Commentary · Business Day
Mar 2026
Africa needs to build an economic architecture that renders it immune to US extortion

There is a leaked memo stemming from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s desk. It was prepared by the US State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs…

Commentary · Daily Maverick
Nov 2024
How to benefit from American isolationism

We’re used to the notion of American exceptionalism. But the tidal wave of isolationist and protectionist policies that is about to hit us comes at a…

Commentary · Business Day
Sep 2024
Report card from the China-Africa Forum

Pageantry, photo opportunities, red carpets and high-level delegations. The Forum on China-Africa Co-operation made global headlines last week as China…

Commentary · Business Day
Jul 2024
Africa must learn from Europe’s backlash against Viktor Orbán’s power-play diplomacy

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid a few hard-to-miss, high-level, surprise visits to celebrate the start of his country's chairmanship of the…

Commentary · Daily Maverick
Jun 2024
Developing economies bear the brunt of greening Europe through EU carbon taxes

The European Union’s climate policy is primarily characterised by one-way traffic. This is particularly true for African economies. These African…

Commentary · Daily Maverick
Mar 2024
CBAM drijft Afrikaanse bedrijven in de armen van Rusland en China

Het Europese klimaatbeleid bestaat voornamelijk uit eenrichtingsverkeer. Dat geldt helemaal zo voor Afrikaanse economiëen, die onvoorbereid en zonder…

Commentary · Financieele Dagblad · Dutch
Jan 2024
Ook de Europese Unie trekt tariefmuren op, maar dan groene

Het Europese klimaatbeleid bestaat voornamelijk uit eenrichtingsverkeer. Dat geldt helemaal zo voor Afrikaanse economiëen, die onvoorbereid en zonder…

Commentary · Financieele Dagblad · Dutch
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