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GEOPOLITICS

Is Canada Strengthening Its ‘Middle Power’ Strategy Against the US?

As trade friction with the US intensifies, Canada is pursuing a dynamic "middle power" strategy, building resilient economic and diplomatic partnerships across Africa, Asia, and…

  • Türkmen Terzi
7 min read
LEADERSHIP: President Cyril Ramaphosa's special envoy and founding director of the Nucleus Institute addresses the organisation's inaugural seminar in Johannesburg.
SOUTH AFRICA

Motlanthe warns trust deficit, policy mismatch are undermining SA’s economy

Speaking at the inaugural Nucleus Institute seminar, former president Kgalema Motlanthe and envoy Mcebisi Jonas warned that a trust deficit and policy mismatch are undermining…

  • Brian Sokutu
8 min read
Dependency trap: Artificial intelligence is not a borderless equaliser but a centralised engine of geopolitical stratification. Photo: Supplied
AI GOVERNANCE

Geopolitical realignment and the Global South AI divide

The international community is finalising frameworks for the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, but a stark technological cleavage has emerged. The Global North uses advanced…

  • Imran Khalid
4 min read