Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming
Aug 06, 2022 10:18 am UTC| Politics
There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city...
Why Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan puts the White House in delicate straits of diplomacy with China
Aug 03, 2022 03:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, 2022 a highly controversial trip that has been strongly opposed by China. Such is the sensitivity over the islands status that even before Pelosis plane...
Aug 03, 2022 00:59 am UTC| Economy
Australias east coast gas crisis is set to sharply worsen. A new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) notes supply conditions will deteriorate significantly in 2023 if no action is taken....
Ukraine war: first grain ship leaves Odesa, but EU should have seen food and energy crises coming
Aug 02, 2022 04:13 am UTC| Politics Economy
Vladimir Putins invasion of Ukraine has resulted in four interrelated security crises. The war in Ukraine is a tragedy for human security, but it affects geopolitical security as well as food and energy security. These...
Ukraine Recap: Putin goes in search of friends while his ministers threaten his enemies
Jul 23, 2022 16:16 pm UTC| Politics
Its childish, I realise, but I experienced a frisson of amused pleasure on watching the video of Vladimir Putin pacing up and down for nearly a minute while waiting for the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to show...
Russia and Iran's growing friendship shows their weakness not their strength
Jul 23, 2022 16:14 pm UTC| Politics
Facing economic and military difficulties in his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president Vladimir Putin popped up this week in Irans capital Tehran. His plan was to show the world that, despite sanctions on Moscow and...
Why China's challenges to Australian ships in the South and East China Seas are likely to continue
Jul 19, 2022 14:49 pm UTC| Politics
Last week it was reported an Australian warship had, in early July, been closely followed by a Chinese guided-missile destroyer, a nuclear-powered attack submarine, and multiple military aircraft as it travelled through...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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