Publications by the Platform for African Democrats

Book cover titled "The Essence of Success" by Greg Mills and Emanuele Pirro. The cover features a target with an arrow hitting the bullseye. Subtitle reads "Insights on Leadership and Strategy from Sport, Business, War and Politics." A quote by James Holland is at the top, and the Penguin logo is in the top right corner.
Map of Africa with the title 'The Playbook for African Democrats' overlaid in white, yellow, and dark yellow text.

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Peace and Security
The Human Factor at the Grand Café
The Human Factor at the Grand Café
Colombia: Counting the Costs of a Bad Peace?
Colombia: Counting the Costs of a Bad Peace?
Eternal hope and Prague Springs − Central Europe’s Mandela
Eternal hope and Prague Springs − Central Europe’s Mandela
Making sense of military options in a complex and chaotic world
Making sense of military options in a complex and chaotic world

Appearance versus reality – the problem with modern leadership
Appearance versus reality – the problem with modern leadership
Greg Mills: "The West gives Ukraine enough to avoid losing, but not enough to win."
Greg Mills: "The West gives Ukraine enough to avoid losing, but not enough to win."
Iran: down, but not yet out
Iran: down, but not yet out

Peace and Security

Africa Democracy and Development
Uganda: The Dying Throes of a Demented Regime
Uganda: The Dying Throes of a Demented Regime

Uganda’s Bobi Wine is on the campaign trail as the regime of Yoweri Museveni, in power for 40 years, deploys security forces and thugs to beat, kidnap and shoot his supporters. He is warning of an electoral catastrophe unless the international community intervenes

Why Tanzania’s TV dinner election should concern us all
Why Tanzania’s TV dinner election should concern us all
Never mind talking about a revolution: what would Freud ask the ANC?
Never mind talking about a revolution: what would Freud ask the ANC?
The VX Factor: Why Africa is still poor
The VX Factor: Why Africa is still poor
The ANC’s fall – faster than a politician changing their mind
The ANC’s fall – faster than a politician changing their mind
What happens when the political music stops in Malawi?
What happens when the political music stops in Malawi?
2025 Survey: Malawi Voter Opinion – Its Implications for Politics and Reform
2025 Survey: Malawi Voter Opinion – Its Implications for Politics and Reform
What lies behind the deterioration in US-SA relations – and how to fix it
What lies behind the deterioration in US-SA relations – and how to fix it
The dirty half-dozen
The dirty half-dozen
Letter to the Donald from Cyril
Letter to the Donald from Cyril
Lesotho’s declaration of a self-inflicted disaster
Lesotho’s declaration of a self-inflicted disaster
Memo to President Ramaphosa
Memo to President Ramaphosa
The Third Liberation
The Third Liberation

Africa Democracy and Development

The most recent (2025) book-length publication The Essence of Success, which details the common threads to achieve excellence across difference disciplines.

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