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Ursula van Beek
Professor Ursula van Beek is an historian and the director of the Centre for Research on Democracy at Stellenbosch University
Democracy at a crossroads in South Africa – and the US
Democracy – government of the people, by the people, for the people – cannot prevail while wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few
The Mandela legacy: Might ‘quiet diplomacy’ work in conflicts such as Ukraine and Russia?
South Africa’s commitment to a foreign policy of non-alignment and Cyril Ramaphosa’s experience with negotiations to end apartheid serve as an example
Democracy on the line in global economic trade stand-off
Donald Trump’s executive orders are of dubious constitutionality, having violated civil rights of federal workers, weaponised immigration laws and limited Congress’s powers over…
Multilateral world must address global threats as alliance of democracies breaks down
The land of the free is no more with the judiciary, an independent media, the rollback of discrimination based on race, ethnicity and gender and progressive educational…
Brace for turbulence: Surviving Trump 2.0
The changes he makes in his second term will have far-reaching repercussions in a world of volatile geopolitics
What Trump’s re-election could mean for global security and American foreign policy
If Donald Trump re-enters the White House after the 5 November elections, countries like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea will be delighted
With the rise in right-wing populism, democracy around the world is weakened
South Africa stands out as a country that strongly defends democracy
What does democracy mean in Africa?
‘In the house of the just those who command are at the service of those who seem the commanded’
Populism based not in patriotism, but in many nationalisms
Because populism is a pre-political idea, it can fracture the sense of collective identity that is necessary to uphold a liberal democracy, especially in nations with conflict in…