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Matthijs Bijl

Matthijs Bijl

The Perfect Coup d’État

In 1968, a young academic published a ‘How To Coup d’État’ guide for power-hungry conspirators around the world, that inspired actual…

7 min readNov 4, 2022

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The Perfect Coup d’État

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Chinese Chouriço — Macao as China’s Reluctant Front to the Lusophone World

Macao reluctantly helps to launder Chinese diplomacy into a more Lusophone-friendly, flavored package

4 min readApr 5, 2022

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Chinese Chouriço — Macao as China’s Reluctant Front to the Lusophone World

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Matthijs Bijl

The Day The World Did Not End

When ‘black’ Russians unwittingly helped instigate a massive famine in South Africa

8 min readApr 1, 2022

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The Day The World Did Not End

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Matthijs Bijl

The Remaking of Edward Saïd’s Orientalism

Orientalism is far from the postcolonial critique it is claimed to be today, but has been remade into one

7 min readMar 3, 2022

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The Remaking of Edward Saïd’s Orientalism

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How This African Country Puts the European Union to Shame

In the wake of an Afghan refugee crisis, the EU shies away from its responsibilites.

5 min readSep 1, 2021

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How This African Country Puts the European Union to Shame

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Welcome to Zomia, the anarchist country you've never heard of

Zomia is a country whose freedom-loving people didn't want to be known, and whose narrative counters our own civilizational myths.

7 min readAug 27, 2021

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Welcome to Zomia, the anarchist country you've never heard of

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A Chinese Chieftain in Africa

The newest chief in Kano State, Nigeria is a Chinese trader named Mike Zhang.

5 min readMay 4, 2019

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A Chinese Chieftain in Africa

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Matthijs Bijl

Language and the Decolonization of the Mind

A look at the importance of language in the decolonization process through Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

5 min readApr 12, 2019

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Language and the Decolonization of the Mind

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The South China Sea, Australia, and a tiny half island-nation

A maritime dispute interwoven with Timor-Leste’s turbulent history forces Australia to come to terms with a questionable past.

18 min readApr 9, 2019

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The South China Sea, Australia, and a tiny half island-nation

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Matthijs Bijl

“China’s Gift to Africa” Actually a Trojan Horse — Managed by Huawei?

China did not only pick up the tab of the symbol of its growing presence in Africa but also kept tabs on everything discussed inside

6 min readApr 8, 2019

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“China’s Gift to Africa” Actually a Trojan Horse — Managed by Huawei?

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Matthijs Bijl

Matthijs Bijl

Interested in Sino-African and Afrasian relations. Contact for research/writing opportunities: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthijs-bijl/.

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