East Africa

Introduction: The Global Logic of r > g Thomas Piketty’s seminal work, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, provides a powerful structural lens for interpreting the seemingly intractable conflicts of our time. His central thesis—that the rate of return on capital (r) tends to exceed the rate of economic growth (g)—explains not only the concentration of wealth within nations but also a brutal geopolitical corollary. On a global scale, this dynamic manifests as the relentless pursuit of resource and strategic returns by powerful state and non-state actors, systematically overwhelming the development and sovereignty of vulnerable populations. The crises in Sudan, Tigray, and Gaza are not isolated tragedies of ethnic strife or ancient hatreds; they are contemporary case studies in a world where capital accumulation is enforced through violence and political co-optation, creating a devastating convergence of interest between global powers and local betrayers. Sudan: The Pure Calculus of ...