90. (with Hangwei Li and Dominik Kopiński) ‘China and the Troubled Prospects for Africa’s Economic Take-Off: Linkage Formation and Spillover Effects in Zambia’, Journal of Southern African Studies, 2022, 48 (5), 861-882, DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2023.2146410

89. (with Dominik Kopiński) ‘Leaving Africa behind? COVID-19 and global public goods’. Third World Quarterly, 2022, 43(7), 1666-1686, DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2022.2074390

88. (with Zhangxi Cheng) ‘China as a ‘rising power’: why the status quo matters’. Third World Quarterly, 43 (1), 2022, 244-258. DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2021.2005462

87. (with Paulo de Carvalho and Dominik Kopiński) ‘A marriage of convenience on the rocks? Revisiting the Sino–Angolan relationship’. Africa Spectrum, 2021. DOI: 10.1177/00020397211042384

86. ‘The continuing relevance of Walter Rodney’. CODESRIA Bulletin, (1), 2021, p.15.

85. ‘A Motorcycle on Hell Run: Tanzania, Black Power, and the Uncertain Future of Pan-Africanism’, 1964-1974. African Studies Quarterly, 19(3/4), 2020, pp.162-164.

84. (with Pádraig Carmody and Tim Zajontz) ‘China’s Spatial Fix and “Debt Diplomacy” in Africa: Constraining Belt or Road to Development?’, accepted by Canadian Journal of African Studies.

83. ‘Kenya’s New Lunatic Express: The Standard Gauge Railway’, African Studies Quarterly, vol. 19, issues 3-4, 2020, pp. 29-52.

82. (with Tim Zajontz) ‘In a Fix: Africa’s Place in the Belt and Road Initiative’, South African Journal of International Affairs, 2020.

81. ‘Sixty Years Later: Africa’s Stalled Decolonization’, International Relations, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, pp. 39-53.

80. ‘France à fric: The CFA Zone in Africa and Neocolonialism’, Third World Quarterly, vol. 40, issue 6, 2019, pp. 1064-1088.

79. ‘Mao Zedong’s China in Africa’, Twentieth Century Communism, vol. 15, no. 15, 2018, pp. 47-72.

78. (with Philip Giannecchini) ‘The Eastern Industry Zone in Ethiopia: Catalyst for Development?’, Geoforum, vol. 88, no. 1, 2018, pp. 28-35.

77. ‘Transnationalizing Capitalist Hegemony: A Poulantzian Reading’, Alternatives, vol. 42, no. 1, 2017, pp. 26-40.

76. ‘The Liberal Peace as a Security Regimen: A Gramscian Critique of Peacebuilding Efforts in Africa’, African Development, vol. 42, no. 3, 2017, pp. 25-44.

75. (with Renu Modi) ‘The Indian Diaspora in Africa: The Commodification of Hindu Rashtra’, Globalizations, vol. 14, issue 6, 2017, pp. 911-929.

74. ‘Bait and Switch: The European Union’s Economic Incoherency Towards Africa’, Insight on Africa, vol. 8,no. 2, 2016, pp. 1-16.

73. ‘Africa after the China Boom’, Current History, vol. 115, issue 781, 2016, pp. 193-196.

72. ‘“Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss”: South Africa’s Transition as Embourgeoisement’, Revista Brasileira de Estudos Africanos, vol. 1, no.1, 2016, pp.11-39.

71. ‘Dependency Redux: Why Africa is not Rising’, Review of African Political Economy, vol. 43, issue 147, 2016, pp. 8-25.

70. ‘China’s Response to the Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa’, Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, vol. 104, issue 1, 2015, pp. 41-54.

69. ‘Chinese Interests in Nigeria’s Oil and the American Context’, Canadian Journal of African Studies, vol. 48, issue 3, 2014, pp. 391-404.

68. ‘Emerging Powers, State Capitalism and the Oil Sector in Africa’, Review of African Political Economy, vol. 41, issue 141, 2014, pp. 341-357.

67. ‘Is Africa Rising?’, Brown Journal of World Affairs, vol. 21, issue 1, 2014, pp. 143-162.

66. ‘South Africa and the Emerging Powers’, Estudos Internacionais, vol. 1, no. 2, 2013, pp. 139-156.

65. (with Philip Nel) ‘Bugger Thy Neighbour? IBSA and South-South Solidarity’, Third World Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 6, 2013, pp. 1091-1110.

64. (with Naomi Aass Girardeau) ‘Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Africa: The Case of Madagascar’, Journal of African Union Studies, vol. 1, issues 2 and 3, 2013, pp. 77-98.

63. (with Wu Zhengyu) ‘China’s Arms Transfers to Africa and Political Violence’, Terrorism and Political Violence, vol. 25, no. 3, 2013, pp. 457-475.

62. (with Simon Shen) ‘Ugandan Youths’ Perception of Sino-Uganda Relations’, Asian Perspective, vol. 36, no. 4, 2012, pp. 693-723.

61. ‘Spinderella on Safari: British Policies Towards Africa Under New Labour’, Global Governance, vol. 18, no. 4, 2012, pp. 449-460.

60. ‘Botswana as a “Development-Oriented Gate-Keeping State”: A Response’, African Affairs, vol. 111, no. 444, 2012, pp. 466-476.

59. ‘India’s Rise in Africa’, International Affairs, vol. 88, no. 4, 2012, pp. 779–798.

58. (with Meike Froitzheim and Fredrik Söderbaum) ‘The Limits of the EU as a Peace and Security Actor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’, Africa Spectrum, vol. 46, no. 3, 2011, pp. 45-70.

57. ‘South African “Imperialism” in a Region Lacking Regionalism: A Critique’, Third World Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 7, 2011, pp. 1233-1253. 

56. (with Wu Zhengyu) ‘From Refusal to Engagement: Chinese Contributions to Peacekeeping in Africa’, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 29, issue 2, 2011, pp. 137-154 [re-published in Dominik Kopinski, Andrzej Polus and Ian Taylor) China’s Rise in Africa: Perspectives on a Developing Connection London: Routledge 2012, pp. 9-26].

55. (with Dominik Kopinski and Andrzej Polus‘ ‘Contextualising Chinese Engagement in Africa’, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 29, issue 2, 2011, pp. 129-136 [re-published in Dominik Kopinski, Andrzej Polus and Ian Taylor China’s Rise in Africa: Perspectives on a Developing Connection London: Routledge 2012, pp. 1-8].

54. (with Pádraig Carmody) ‘Flexigemony and Force in China’s Resource Diplomacy in Africa: Sudan and Zambia Compared’, Geopolitics, vol. 15, no. 3, 2010, pp. 1-20 [re-published as ‘Chinese Interests and Strategies’ in Pádraig Carmody The New Scramble for Africa Cambridge: Polity, 2011, pp. 65-94].

53. [in Chinese] ‘Fight the Power: A Call for a Rejection of IR’s False Claims to Positivism’, World Economics and Politics (Shijie Jinji yu Zhengzhi), vol. 14, no. 2, 2010, pp. 133-142.

52. ‘Governance and Relations Between the European Union and Africa: The Case of NEPAD’, Third World Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, 2010, pp 51–67.

51. ‘“The South Will Rise Again”? New Alliances and Global Governance: The India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum’, Politikon: South African Journal of Political Science, vol. 36, issue 1, 2009, pp. 45-58.

50. (with Xiao Yuhua) ‘A Case of Mistaken Identity: “China Inc.” and its “Imperialism” in Sub-Saharan Africa’, Asian Politics and Policy, vol. 1, no. 4, 2009, pp. 709-725.

49. ‘Beyond the New “Two Whateverisms”: China’s Ties in Africa’, Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, no. 3, 2008, pp. 181-195.

48. (with Shaun Breslin) ‘Explaining the Rise of “Human Rights” in Analyses of Sino-African Relations’, Review of African Political Economy, no. 115, 2008, pp. 59-71.

47. (with Kenneth Good) ‘Botswana: A Minimalist Democracy’, Democratization, vol. 15, issue 4, 2008, pp. 750-765.

46. (with Paul Williams) ‘Political Culture, State Elites and Regional Security in West Africa’, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 26, issue 2, 2008, pp. 137-149.

45. ‘Sino-African Relations and the Problem of Human Rights’, African Affairs, vol. 107, 2008, pp. 63-87 [re-published in Eunice Stahle (ed.) Human Rights in Africa: Contemporary Debates and Struggles New York: Palgrave, 2019, pp. 171-202.].

44. ‘China’s Relations with Nigeria’, Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, vol. 96, issue 392, 2007, pp. 631-645.

43. ‘What Fit for the Liberal Peace in Africa?’, Global Society, vol. 21, no. 4, 2007, pp. 553-566 [re-published in Roger MacGinty and Oliver Richmond (eds.) The Liberal Peace and Post-War Reconstruction: Myth or Reality? London: Routledge, 2009, pp. 101-121].

42. ‘Governance in Africa and Sino-African Relations: Contradictions or Confluence?’, Politics, vol. 27, no. 3, 2007, pp. 139–146.

41. (with Kenneth Good) ‘Mounting Repression in Botswana’, Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, vol. 96, issue 3, 2007, pp. 275-278.

40. ‘Sino-African Relations in the Twenty-First Century: Time for Dialogue’, Chinese Cross Currents, vol. 4, no. 2, 2007, pp. 8-21.

39. ‘China’s Oil Diplomacy in Africa’, International Affairs, vol. 82, no. 5, 2006, pp. 937-960.

38. ‘Challenges Facing the Commonwealth and the Millennium Development Goals in Africa’, Round Table: Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, vol. 95, no. 385, 2006, pp. 365-382.

37. ‘The Limits of the “African Miracle”: Academic Freedom in Botswana and the Deportation of Kenneth Good’, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, 2006, pp. 101-122.

36. ‘Le Botswana face à la montée de l’autoritarisme’, Politique Africaine, no. 99, 2005, pp. 116-129.

35. ‘Globalisation Studies and the Developing World: Making International Political Economy Truly Global’, Third World Quarterly. vol. 26, no. 7, 2005, pp. 1025-1042.

34. ‘“The Devilish Thing”: The Commonwealth and Zimbabwe’s Denouement’, Round Table: Commonwealth Journal of International Relations. vol. 94, no. 380, 2005, pp. 367-380.

33. ‘“Advice is Judged by Results, Not by Intentions”: Why Gordon Brown is Wrong About Africa’, International Affairs, vol. 81, no. 2, 2005, pp. 299-310.

32. ‘Blind Spots in Analyzing Africa’s Place in World Politics’, Global Governance, vol. 10, no. 4, 2004, pp. 411-417.

31. ‘APEC, Globalization, and 9/11: The Debate on What Constitutes Asian Regionalism’, Critical Asian Studies, vol.36, no. 3, 2004, pp. 323-354 [republished in Garry Rodan and Kevin Hewison (eds.) Neoliberalism and Conflict in Asia After 9/11 London: Routledge, 2006, pp. 84-99].

30. (with J. Andrew Grant) ‘Global Governance and Conflict Diamonds: The Kimberley Process and the Quest for Clean Gems’, Round Table: Commonwealth Journal of International Relations,vol. 93, no. 375, 2004, pp. 385-401 [re-published in Laurence Helfer (ed.) Human Rights Eagan, MN: Foundation Press, 2009, pp. 283-305].

29. ‘The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’, New Political Economy, vol. 8, no. 3, 2003, pp. 409-418.

28. ‘La politique sud-africaine et le Nepad: Contradictions et compromis’, Politique Africaine, no. 91, 2003, pp. 120-138.

27. ‘Globalisation and Regionalisation in Africa: Reactions to Attempts at Neo-liberal Regionalism’, Review of International Political Economy, vol. 10, no. 2, 2003, pp. 310-330 [re-published in Nic Cheeseman (ed.) African Politics: Major Works- Critical Concepts London: Routledge, 2016, pp. 380-400].

26. ‘As Good as it Gets? Botswana’s “Democratic Development”‘, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, 2003, pp. 215-231 [re-published in Henning Melber (ed.) Limits to Liberation in Southern Africa: The Unfinished Business of Democratic Consolidation Pretoria: HSRC, 2003, pp. 72-92].

25. ‘Conflict in Central Africa: Clandestine Networks and Regional/Global Configurations’, Review of African Political Economy, vol. 30, no. 95, 2003, pp. 45-55.

24. (with Gladys Mokhawa) ‘Not Forever: Botswana, Conflict Diamonds and the Bushmen’, African Affairs, vol. 102, 2003, pp. 261-283.

23. ‘New World Orders Without End? An Intellectual History of Post-War North-South Relations’, Afrika Zamani: An Annual Journal of African History, nos. 9 and 10, 2001-2002, pp. 1-18.

22. (with Paul Williams) ‘The Limits of Engagement: British Foreign Policy and the Crisis in Zimbabwe’, International Affairs, vol. 78, no. 3, 2002, pp. 547-566.

21. ‘South Africa’s Transition to Democracy and the “Change Industry”: A Case Study of IDASA’, Politikon: South African Journal of Political Science, vol. 29, no. 1, 2002, pp. 31-48.

20. ‘The New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the Zimbabwe Elections: Implications and Prospects for the Future’, African Affairs, vol. 101, issue 404, 2002, pp. 403-412.

19. (with Philip Nel) ‘“Getting the Rhetoric Right”, Getting the Strategy Wrong: “New Africa”, Globalisation and the Confines of Elite Reformism’, Third World Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, 2002, pp. 163-180.

18. ‘Taiwan’s Foreign Policy and Africa: The Limitations of Dollar Diplomacy’, Journal of Contemporary China, vol. 11, no. 30, 2002, pp. 125-140.

17. (with Fredrik Söderbaum) ‘Transmission Belt for Transnational Capital or Facilitator for Development? Problematising the Role of the State in the Maputo Development Corridor’, Journal of Modern African Studies, vol. 39, no. 4, 2001, pp. 675-695.

16. (with Paul Williams) ‘South African Foreign Policy and the Great Lakes Crisis: African Renaissance Meets Vagabondage Politique?’, African Affairs, vol. 100, issue 399, 2001, pp. 265-286.

15. (with Andrew Cooper) ‘“Out of Africa” Versus “Made in Africa”: Comparing South Africa’s Non-Leadership with Canada’s Leadership in the 1996 Crisis in Eastern Zaire’, Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, vol. 39, no. 1, 2001, pp. 23-41.

14. ‘Rethinking the Study of International Relations in South Africa’, Politikon: South African Journal of Political Science vol. 27, no. 2, 2000, pp. 207-220.

13. (with Scarlett Cornelissen) ‘The Political Economy of Chinese and Japanese Linkages with Africa: A Comparative Perspective’, Pacific Review, vol. 13, no. 4, 2000, pp. 615-633.

12. ‘The Cairns Group and the Commonwealth: Bridge-Building for International Trade’, Round Table: Commonwealth Journal of International Relations, no. 355, 2000, pp. 375- 386.

11. (with Peter Vale) ‘South Africa’s Transition Revisited: Globalisation as Vision and Virtue’, Global Society, vol. 14, no. 3, 2000, pp. 399-414.

10. (with Philip Nel and Janis van der Westhuizen) ‘Multilateralism in South Africa’s Foreign Policy: The Search for a Critical Rationale’, Global Governance, 6, 2000, pp. 43-60.

9. ‘Legitimisation and De-legitimisation Within a Multilateral Organisation: South Africa and the Commonwealth’, Politikon: South African Journal of Political Science, vol.27, no. 1, 2000, pp. 51-72.

8. (with Paul Williams) and ‘Neo-liberalism and the Political Economy of the “New” South Africa’, New Political Economy, vol. 5, no. 1, 2000, pp. 21-40.

7. ‘The Ambiguous Commitment: The People’s Republic of China and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle in South Africa’, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 2000, pp. 91-106.

6. (with Peter Vale) ‘South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Foreign Policy Five Years On—From Pariah State to “Just Another Country”?’, Round Table: Commonwealth Journal of International Relations, no. 352, 1999, pp. 629-634.

5. ‘China’s Foreign Policy Towards Africa in the 1990s’, Journal of Modern African Studies, vol. 36, no. 3, 1998, pp. 443-460.

4. ‘Africa’s Place in the Diplomatic Competition Between Beijing and Taipei’, Issues and Studies: Journal of Chinese Studies and International Affairs, vol. 34, no. 3, 1998, pp. 126-143.

3. ‘China and SWAPO: The Role of the People’s Republic in Namibia’s Liberation and Post‐independence Relations’, South African Journal of International Affairs, vol. 5, issue 1, 1997, pp. 110-122.

2. ‘Mainland China-Angola Relations: Moving From Debacle to Détente’, Issues and Studies: Journal of Chinese Studies and International Affairs, vol. 33, no. 9, 1997, pp. 64-81.

1. ‘The “Captive States” of Southern Africa and China: The PRC and Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland,” Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, vol. 35, no. 2, 1997, pp. 75-95.