Donald Trump is not Harry Truman, 2026 is not 1945 and Iran is emphatically not Japan
Recently, Canada’s PM Mark Carney declared the end of the rules-based order. It was an outstanding speech. Yet, US unilateralism first soared in the 1980s. The rest of the West…
Various regions in southern Africa share a common trajectory: improvement in the first two decades after the 1990s, followed by decline
When coercion is directed outward from the West toward the Global South it is normalised, bureaucratised and framed as responsible governance
By his own account, America’s mission in Venezuela is to seize control of the world’s largest oil reserves
This does not require abandoning old allies but it does require recognising that the world has moved on from the ideological certainties of the past
Trump’s inflammatory remarks about “white genocide” during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state visit were not merely offensive; they invoked white nationalist tropes aimed at…
Epicurus, Greek classical philosopher, cosmologist, Karl Marx’s influencer and god sceptic, contemplated intelligent life on distant planets. About 2 300 years later the…
As the US president rapidly escalates pressure on South Africa in the name of white citizens, we must stand up for reason and principle
As America’s existential crisis unfolds, the nostalgic yearning for ‘big power’ politics of the Cold War era is rearing its ugly head
The death of the Cold War and the waning influence of the US and Russian might shift geopolitics in a way that Africa could benefit from
Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West
Fifty years ago, disco started having an impact. Its influence was felt even in apartheid South Africa
If Donald Trump re-enters the White House after the 5 November elections, countries like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea will be delighted
President Hakainde Hichilema is quickly squandering the respect the country once held on the international stage
Africa’s stock is rising amid the United States’ efforts to wrestle back economic influence on the continent
In a polarised world, Ramaphosa’s administration dodged some fatal bullets in the past five months that carried some hard long-term risks
In the real world, diplomacy is driven by economic interests
The US ambassador’s allegations against South Africa come as a push to expand the Brics bloc’s influence threatens to force a new world order
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
