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New empire: US President Donald Trump has threatened to grab Greenland. Photo: Doctor Dave

Angst about Trump’s Greenland threat

When coercion is directed outward from the West toward the Global South it is normalised, bureaucratised and framed as responsible governance

The President’s Men: US President Donald Trump has made appointments to his cabinet of people who are obsequious to him, the writer says.

Trump’s whips and chains initiative

He has been ruling like a dictator, claiming wartime powers, circumventing the Senate and Congress

Flashpoint: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged the US to ‘stop the threats’ and asserting that
Greenland is not for sale and the US has no right to annex any territory of the Danish kingdom.

Selective outrage and erosion of sovereignty

Sovereignty appears vigorously defended in Europe when violated by adversaries but ignored when challenged by allies

The area around Hotazel in the Northern Cape contains much of the world’s known deposits of manganese.

The global race for critical minerals is on. Where is South Africa?

The country needs to establish a deliberate geopolitical hedging strategy to traverse this changing terrain

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To tackle climate change properly, the world will need Africa’s help

Next year, COP27 will be hosted in an African country, but by then it may be too late for the continent to get the assistance it needs

Meltdown: Arctic and Antarctic ice has ‘shrunk’ by the size of three South Africas.

Arctic sea ice melting faster than forecast

Until now, climate models have predicted a slow and steady increase of Arctic temperatures, but a new study shows the warming is occurring at a more rapid pace

Navigating the Arctic minefield

Despite eco-disaster warnings, mining firms are in a mad dash to cash in on Greenland’s bounties.

Oil rush to Greenlanders’ heads

Oil rush to Greenlanders’ heads

Many hope the arrival of Big Oil will transform their lives. But few consider at what price.

Huge ice island calves off Greenland glacier

An ice island four times the size of Manhattan broke off from one of Greenland’s two main glaciers, scientists said on Friday.

Thunder? It’s the sound of Greenland melting

Atop Greenland’s Suicide Cliff, from where old Inuit women used to hurl themselves when they felt they had become a burden to their community, a crack and a thud like thunder…