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The Mandela legacy: Might ‘quiet diplomacy’ work in conflicts such as Ukraine and Russia?
Thought Leader
/ 15 July 2025

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

By Ursula van Beek
Zelenskyy pleads for global pressure against Russia after renewed attacks on Kyiv
Politics
/ 24 April 2025

Zelenskyy pleads for global pressure against Russia after renewed attacks on Kyiv

The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80

By Mandisa Nyathi and Emsie Ferreira
Trump administration might put AU and South Africa’s G20 membership into play
Thought Leader
/ 31 March 2025

Trump administration might put AU and South Africa’s G20 membership into play

Political analysts should pay more attention to the G20 Johannesburg Summit given Donald Trump’s bid to restore meritocracy and dilute diversity

By Michael Walsh
Is China stepping into transatlantic relations?
Thought Leader
/ 24 March 2025

Is China stepping into transatlantic relations?

Europe faces a choice: continue with a transatlantic alliance with the Trump administration that is conditional, or explore a new balance with China

By Imran Khalid
New Federal Maritime Commission inquiry could rock Pillars of Hercules in US-Spain relations
Thought Leader
/ 21 March 2025

New Federal Maritime Commission inquiry could rock Pillars of Hercules in US-Spain relations

the US Federal Maritime Commission launched an examination to identify any regulations, policies, or practices by other parties that create unfavorable shipping conditions in several choke points around the world.

By Michael Walsh
What Trump’s re-election could mean for global security and American foreign policy
Thought Leader
/ 23 October 2024

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

By Ursula van Beek
NATO chief says climate change undermines global security
The Green Guardian
/ 18 March 2024

NATO chief says climate change undermines global security

Climate change is a ‘crisis multiplier’ with implications for global security, according to Jens Stoltenberg

By Afp
Lithuania celebrates 34 years of independence 
Partner Content
/ 15 March 2024

Lithuania celebrates 34 years of independence 

On 11 March 1990, 50 years of Soviet occupation came to an end 

By Marion Smith
NATO to buy 1000 Patriot missiles in face of Russia threat
World
/ 3 January 2024

NATO to buy 1000 Patriot missiles in face of Russia threat

The announcement comes as Moscow has unleashed repeated barrages of deadly missile and drone strikes against Ukraine in recent days

By Afp
Libya’s disaster more than an act of God
Opinion
/ 21 September 2023

Libya’s disaster more than an act of God

The tragedy should wake us up to the terrible human costs of the continued march of Western imperialism

By Vashna Jagarnath
Vilnius summit: The complex path to Ukraine’s Nato membership
Thought Leader
/ 19 July 2023

Vilnius summit: The complex path to Ukraine’s Nato membership

A ‘frozen conflict’ would benefit Russia while putting a permanent spanner into Kyiv’s hopes for complete backing from the alliance

By Imran Khalid
Is the triumphant victory for Tayyip Erdogan a defeat for the West?
Opinion
/ 12 June 2023

Is the triumphant victory for Tayyip Erdogan a defeat for the West?

Despite the sultan of Istanbul being at the helm of power for 20 years and counting, he managed to come through in a heavily contested general election of 2023

By Aaron Ng’ambi
The consequences of Finland’s Nato move
Opinion
/ 11 April 2023

The consequences of Finland’s Nato move

Finland has joined Nato at a critical stage and Putin’s reaction will involve a range of measures, both military and technological

By Imran Khalid
Multi-polar world does not mean being in favour of Putin
Opinion
/ 24 February 2023

Multi-polar world does not mean being in favour of Putin

Much of the global south is neutral on the war in Ukraine, not because they support Russia but because they can’t side with the US and Nato

By Imraan Buccus
Zelensky in Europe: Too early to ask for jets?
Opinion
/ 22 February 2023

Zelensky in Europe: Too early to ask for jets?

After getting the green light from Washington for tanks, Ukraine’s president is pleading for fighter jets to defend his country from Russia

By Imran Khalid
10 conflicts to watch in 2023
Opinion
/ 5 January 2023

10 conflicts to watch in 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves around the world. As the International Crisis Group shows, several other crises loom

By Comfort Ero and Richard Atwood
Prelude to an apocalyptic, dystopian scenario: Russia’s war on Ukraine
Opinion
/ 21 December 2022

Prelude to an apocalyptic, dystopian scenario: Russia’s war on Ukraine

Will the West be able to summon the fortitude to oppose Tsar Putin?

By Denis Venter
Silencing the lambs: John Pilger on how propaganda works
Opinion
/ 15 September 2022

Silencing the lambs: John Pilger on how propaganda works

If we want to avoid seeing the world through an imperial one-way mirror in which “we” are moral and benign and “they” are not, we must extract ourselves from the submissive void and start telling the truth

By John Pilger
Nato uses West’s military muscle to force its way into Africa
Opinion
/ 2 June 2022

Nato uses West’s military muscle to force its way into Africa

The AU lacked a security apparatus of its own and Nato and the West were only too happy to step into the breach

By Vijay Prashad
Russian ambassador says South Africans have misunderstood the Ukraine invasion
National
/ 9 May 2022

Russian ambassador says South Africans have misunderstood the Ukraine invasion

Russia accuses Western media of spreading misinformation on war

By Bongeka Gumede and Sonri Naidoo
OPINION| History, US and Nato’s push against the ‘East’ drives Ukraine war
Opinion
/ 2 May 2022

OPINION| History, US and Nato’s push against the ‘East’ drives Ukraine war

From Russia’s perspective — since the east Slavic state of Kievan-Rus circa 1053 to the betrayals of 1812, 1914 and 1941 and the broken promises from 1994, especially 2008 and 2014 — Ukraine is an integral part of Russia

By Ian Liebenberg
‘The aim is agreeing on values’: Ukrainian ambassador on Ramaphosa’s call with Zelenskiy
Politics
/ 21 April 2022

‘The aim is agreeing on values’: Ukrainian ambassador on Ramaphosa’s call with Zelenskiy

Liubov Abravitova welcomed the belated telephone conversation and said Zelenskiy made plain that this was Russia’s war, with consequences for the whole world

By Emsie Ferreira
Where do SA’s best interests lie globally?
Opinion
/ 1 April 2022

Where do SA’s best interests lie globally?

With Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the world order has been upended – and South Africa needs to think carefully about how it positions itself

By Richard Calland
Three reasons the United Nations cannot intervene in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Opinion
/ 28 March 2022

Three reasons the United Nations cannot intervene in Russia’s war on Ukraine

These are the veto power of the Security Council, major powers ignore the UN and the UN secretary general cannot favour either side in the war

By David O Monda
Understanding the war in Ukraine
Opinion
/ 14 March 2022

Understanding the war in Ukraine

The US is more concerned with inflicting pain on the Russians than helping the Ukrainians, according to a Kyiv-based journalist

By Vijay Prashad
Ukraine: SA’s feeble response betrays its own history
Opinion
/ 28 February 2022

Ukraine: SA’s feeble response betrays its own history

Aggressive, as opposed to defensive, warfare is a violation of international law. It is this that was used to condemn the apartheid South African Defence Force’s incursions into Angola

By Drew Forrest
Ramaphosa urges UN Security Council to mediate end to Ukraine war
National
/ 25 February 2022

Ramaphosa urges UN Security Council to mediate end to Ukraine war

As Russian troops entered Kiev, the president said if ever there were a time for the security council to intervene it was now, adding that he planned to speak to both Moscow and Washington

By Emsie Ferreira
The Ukraine-Russia standoff is a watershed moment for Nato
Opinion
/ 14 February 2022

The Ukraine-Russia standoff is a watershed moment for Nato

If diplomatic efforts cannot avert further conflict between Ukraine and Russia, a dramatic shift in international relations could occur

By Thomas Hughes
Kremlin says sanctions on Putin would be ‘destructive’
World
/ 26 January 2022

Kremlin says sanctions on Putin would be ‘destructive’

“Politically, it’s not painful, it’s destructive,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, after US President Joe Biden threatened personal measures against the Russian leader over the crisis.

By Agence France Presse
Understanding Biden’s dilemma in Ukraine
Opinion
/ 20 December 2021

Understanding Biden’s dilemma in Ukraine

Flanked by divided NATO allies, the US walks a tightrope over a potential third world war

By David Monda
Meet the daring South African pilot who saved displaced Afghan people
World
/ 28 August 2021

Meet the daring South African pilot who saved displaced Afghan people

Captain Neil Steyl, from Cape Town, and his crew from Safe Air Company have been based at Kulob for a month, assisting the Americans with evacuating both people and equipment.

By Erika Gibson
Time is not on our side in Libya
Africa
/ 22 July 2020

Time is not on our side in Libya

Simmering tensions could see the country partitioned between east and west

By Vijay Prashad and Independent Media Institute
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