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In custody: Nicolás Maduro posing with DEA Agents following his capture by the United States.
OPINION

Trump’s arrest of Maduro: The dying breath of the liberal international order

The arrest of Nicolás Maduro will not be remembered as an isolated act of American overreach. It will be remembered as a moment of clarity

  • Orefile Babeile
5 min read
Made in China’ no longer means cheap plastic knockoffs. By 2014 Xiaomi, with its sleek smartphones, was seen as the “Apple of China”. Photo: File
CHINESE APPS

Made in China 2.0: Innovation, influence and geopolitics

China has evolved from a producer of cheap goods to a global tech innovator, challenging Western dominance and reshaping the world through its rising clout

  • Orefile Babeile
5 min read
On AI itself, Pope Leo calls for technological projects that protect what he describes as the grandeur of humanity. He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories.
AI GEOPOLITICAL COMPETITION

How the AI cold war with China is reshaping global power

The need for national security must be offset against the value of international cooperation

  • Orefile Babeile
5 min read
For some men, a spat over a parking spot is about respect, dominance and power, leading to violence
OPINION

Hyper-masculinity fuels deadly road rage in South Africa

For some men, a spat over a parking spot is about respect, dominance and power, leading to violence

  • Orefile Babeile
5 min read