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Ten years after July 15, NATO still prefers silence over truth
As NATO's 32 member countries gather in Ankara for their 36th summit, hosted at Turkey's Presidential Complex, the event coincides with the tenth anniversary of Turkey's failed…
Solitary superpower erodes global unity
The message is unmistakable: allies must contribute to the US-Israeli campaign against Iran or face consequences for the partnership itself. Yet, as the conflict enters its…
Easter in the time of war
The senseless US-Israel war has caused economic tremors around the world and sucked all of us into an unprecedented crisis characterised by soaring oil prices, the wanton…
Pax Americana: Same difference
By his own account, America’s mission in Venezuela is to seize control of the world’s largest oil reserves
Of flags, flowers, fashion and flashlights
Johannesburg not only hosted a successful G20 Leaders’ Summit, the first to take place on African soil, but also delivered an impressive and memorable global event.
MAGA set to shape US foreign policy for years to come
This policy did not emerge in a vacuum; it is part of a larger wave of populism reshaping global governance
After Doha the Middle East’s security architecture might be anchored in Ankara
The only Muslim-majority Nato power, Türkiye’s growing influence and booming defence industry give it weight in the region
Europe’s dilemma: Standing by Ukraine as Trump courts Putin
Russia’s demand for Ukraine to surrender the free parts of Donbas is ‘equivalent to the US having to give up Florida’
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
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
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
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
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…
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
NATO chief says climate change undermines global security
Climate change is a ‘crisis multiplier’ with implications for global security, according to Jens Stoltenberg