Fifteen years after the war in Georgia, the dilemmas of the European Union in the South Caucasus
Aug 24, 2023 07:13 am UTC| Politics
Fifteen years ago this month, while all eyes were set on Beijing for the opening of the 29th Olympic Games of the modern era, war broke out between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia. Officially part of Georgia since...
Africa is being courted by China, Russia and the US. Why the continent shouldn't pick sides
Aug 22, 2023 04:20 am UTC| Economy
Some three decades since the end of the Cold War, the world order is undergoing a structural transformation. At the heart of it is the challenge posed to the hegemony of the US. This is primarily being led by Russia and...
From Oppenheimer to Milton Friedman: how the Cold War battle of economic ideas shaped our world
Aug 10, 2023 08:18 am UTC| Insights & Views
Is Oppenheimer a movie for our time, reminding us of the tensions, dangers and conflicts of the old Cold War while a new one threatens to break out? The film certainly chimes with todays big power conflicts (the US and...
Ukraine war: how Russians are rallying on the home front to support 'their boys'
Jul 27, 2023 08:49 am UTC| Politics
Theres a discernible enemy-at-the-gate feeling among ordinary people on the streets of Russia. Their sons are being sent off to fight and some have died. Meanwhile, the cross-border raids from Ukraine on Russias...
Egypt and Ethiopia are finally working on a water deal – what that means for other Nile River states
Jul 27, 2023 08:44 am UTC| Insights & Views
Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over Ethiopias massive new dam the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, which started filling up in July 2020. The political row has threatened to get...
Jul 27, 2023 08:17 am UTC| Technology
New Zealands national security was strengthened this month when the Royal New Zealand Air Forces newest Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft became operational. A cutting-edge maritime surveillance aircraft, the P-8A is also...
Jul 17, 2023 12:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The United States has finished destroying the last of its stock of chemical weapons, marking the end of a 26-year period during which it frequently condemned other states for maintaining and using chemical weapons while...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects