China and the Insecurity of Development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

National interests and the paradox of foreign aid under austerity: Conservative governments and the domestic politics of international development since 2010

“…Simpson ), while other longstanding and more recent geopolitical contexts and drivers of aid policies include UK support for ‘friendly’ regimes in the Middle East, development activities in Afghanistan, and other ‘post‐conflict’ sites of strategic interest (e.g. Waddell ; Duffield ; Curtis ). All three Conservative governments have made strong and unapologetic statements about foreign aid being used in British security interests, although always with the accompanying claim that it is also doing ‘good’ for those communities and countries being targeted.…”

Overlaps, Overestimates and Oversights: Understanding Domestic and Foreign Factors in the Land Rush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

“…One source claimed that the 'land rush' in the DRC involved a total of 11 million hectares (ha), which represents 48% of the total agricultural land in the country; approximately 8 million ha was leased by South African companies (Global Land Project 2010; see also 'Buying farmland abroad ' 2009). As explained by Asanzi (2014), the plans of Chinese investors were also featured heavily in media reports, in part due to the faulty assumptions and biases of Western analysts that characterize Chinese strategies in Africa as 'different' from or in competition with the West (Curtis 2013;Bräutigam and Zhang 2013).…”

Taming Intervention: Sovereignty, Statehood and Political Order in Africa

“…Greater exposure means greater vulnerability and anxiety as material interests become entrenched and the costs of insecurity more salient. 74 Libya, even if this entailed the use of force to tilt the political balance against sitting (but internationally discredited) leaders. 75 The Chinese Communist Party continues to reject (non-consensual) interference, but maintains that it does not oppose intervention with state consent.…”