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 fourth week, Trump appears increasingly comfortable with a go-it-alone strategy.
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 destruction of infrastructure, the killing of innocent people, a humanitarian crisis and uncertainty
By his own account, America’s mission in Venezuela is to seize control of the world’s largest oil reserves
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.
This policy did not emerge in a vacuum; it is part of a larger wave of populism reshaping global governance
The only Muslim-majority Nato power, Türkiye’s growing influence and booming defence industry give it weight in the region
Russia’s demand for Ukraine to surrender the free parts of Donbas is ‘equivalent to the US having to give up Florida’
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
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
Political analysts should pay more attention to the G20 Johannesburg Summit given Donald Trump’s bid to restore meritocracy and dilute diversity
Europe faces a choice: continue with a transatlantic alliance with the Trump administration that is conditional, or explore a new balance with China
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.
If Donald Trump re-enters the White House after the 5 November elections, countries like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea will be delighted
Climate change is a ‘crisis multiplier’ with implications for global security, according to Jens Stoltenberg
On 11 March 1990, 50 years of Soviet occupation came to an end
The announcement comes as Moscow has unleashed repeated barrages of deadly missile and drone strikes against Ukraine in recent days
