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yaw s brief guns trade cobalt africa beyond colonialism substack subscribe sign in home podcast notes chat sub saharan africa the q a section guns germs global economics insights on united states insights on europe insights on asia archive leaderboard about special economic zones are not cheat codes a booming zone next to a poor village looks like a triumph usually it s an accounting trick jun 29 yaw 78 14 23 printing naira burning dollars the 1980s nigerian debt crisis when nigeria said no to the imf and crashed burned anyway may 16 yaw 34 12 10 how the first five nuclear powers built atomic and hydrogen bombs spies stolen blueprints and the race for the ultimate weapon mar 8 yaw 104 25 25 most popular view all from pre colonial roots to independence the economic and geopolitical history of sudan part i jul 22 2024 yaw 90 17 17 thoughts about corruption in developing countries may 5 2024 yaw 139 96 30 the remastered economic geopolitical history of nigeria part 1 an overview of nigeria and an introduction to nigeria s pre colonial may 26 2025 yaw 115 20 25 how the first five nuclear powers built atomic and hydrogen bombs mar 8 yaw 104 25 25 how china is different from the soviet union jun 10 2024 yaw 112 37 22 the future of immigration policy in europe africa jul 20 2025 yaw 93 42 39 sub saharan africa view all how nigeria did imf reforms without the imf babangida rejected the loan ran the program anyway and got nigeria s debt rescheduled a world bank official called it a political masterpiece jul 19 yaw 29 9 11 can an anti corrupt military strongman fix nigeria buhari s military rule in the 1980s nigeria got its anti corruption crusader in 1984 the economy was collapsing anyway jun 1 yaw 41 10 11 printing naira burning dollars the 1980s nigerian debt crisis when nigeria said no to the imf and crashed burned anyway may 16 yaw 34 12 10 nigeria s corruption machine how the second republic built a system that could only run in one direction can democracy work in nigeria let s see nigeria s second attempt apr 20 yaw 41 6 11 the high wage trap why nigeria s oil wealth killed its factories in the late 1970s nigeria s 1st golden age had many underlying issues mar 23 yaw 46 20 8 insights on united states view all gambling to solvency the savings loans crisis part iii the accounting magic brokered deposits and burning condos that cost taxpayers 124 billion may 24 yaw 21 2 8 how the first five nuclear powers built atomic and hydrogen bombs spies stolen blueprints and the race for the ultimate weapon mar 8 yaw 104 25 25 the u s savings loans crisis part ii band aids on a dying industry the 1970s presidents who kicked the s l can down the road a government engineered crisis where there was no good solution feb 8 yaw 26 5 5 the 124 billion disaster no american remembers the savings loans crisis part i how a boring mortgage machine became a ticking time bomb dec 27 2025 yaw 63 9 13 the technological origins of the culture war from obama s microtargeting to twitter s moral mobs how algorithms changed what americans believe is good oct 24 2025 yaw 68 14 14 the q a section guns germs and cobalt view all why canada fell behind america plus labor productivity my research process and what i do for a living and a thank you to 6 000 of you a mailbag q a on the productivity gap plus how i write the african series and what i do for work may 10 yaw 66 20 13 6 of my must read articles for new subscribers here are a few articles i ve written that i believe are worth checking out jan 31 yaw 13 2 1 plans for 2026 what topics are you excited for me to write about in 2026 dec 12 2025 yaw 18 3 yaw s 3 year mailbag ethiopia my biases and paleo colonialism thank you to all my subscribers nov 16 2025 yaw 53 25 12 5 answers to questions you may have guyana somalia egypt libya and african history part 5 get ready to learn about carry trades mar 31 2024 yaw 29 4 5 2026 yaw privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts