Adam Benjamin is an MA candidate in African Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also an archival assistant at the Young Research Library and co-Editor-in-Chief of Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies.

April 11, 2024

Analysis

The Electric Vehicle Developmental State

BYD exemplifies transformations in Chinese industrial policy

The rise of the Chinese EV industry has been enabled not only by generous government subsidies but also by profound changes in strategy and organization, and in particular by a distinctive revival of vertical integration—at both individual firm and national…

September 30, 2023

Interviews

Marketing War

An interview with Magdi el Gizouli

Sudan’s ongoing war between two military formations—the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces—has killed thousands and displaced millions. The current crisis follows years of political upheaval across the country. In late 2018, mass protests calling for democratic rule…