Description
Nuclear governance presents an interesting dynamic. Even more challenging is the recent focus on building up nuclear capabilities and partnerships between Russia and states within Africa. Within the last few years Russia has made partnerships with countries such as Rwanda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zambia, and Burkina Faso. This paper will seek to answer how Russia’s efforts to build up capabilities in Africa will affect global nuclear governance as well as the role of agency and resistance within this context. It argues that the build-up of a nuclear partnership between Russia and these African states will shift the power base away from great powers such as the United States and China. This shift will be more prominent due to the tenuous relationship between Russia and China.
