Archive - 1914 Reader

A.G. Hopkins on African Agency in History

An evening with Professor A.G Hopkins

Jun 18 •

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"High, Big, New, Challenging"

A parable about tall buildings

Jun 13 •

So you want to be like China?

A new paper analyses 3 million Chinese policy documents and comes up with some interesting findings

Jun 5 •

Iré Hassan-Odukale on the Globalisation of Nigerian Spices

We sat down with Iré Hassan-Odukale, one half of the founding duo of the 2 Michelin Star Ikoyi restaurant in London to discuss the current globalisation…

Jun 4 •

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37:55

May 2025

Cracks in the Vault

Designing a better financial system for Nigeria

May 29 •

Amoke Oge and Jean Tirole

A Nobel winner and food entrepreneur come together in agreement

May 26 •

Judd Devermont on US-Africa Relations

We sat down with Judd Devermont for a wide ranging discussion on his writings on US- Africa relations and what the future holds under a very different…

May 21 •

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One More Time for the People At The Back

The folly of protectionism. Agriculture needs adaptive solutions, not Trumponomics.

May 20 •

Who Makes Policy

And why policies are made, matters.

May 16 •

Nigeria is not enough

It is time for Nigerian companies to Japa

May 15 •

Reading as Instructed

The CBN Governor said Nigerians don't read. So I took him up on the challenge.

May 14 •

Paul Gowder on Rule of Law (2021)

This conversation was originally recorded in 2021 as part of the Ideas Untrapped series

May 2 •

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