Russia's nuclear power exports: will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?
Mar 07, 2022 10:13 am UTC| Politics
Russias invasion of the Ukraine has led to massive sanctions and resulted in heavy blows to its economy. It has also led to unprecedented condemnation of Russias leadership, as well as growing international...
Ukraine invasion: Why Canada should rethink its approach to economic sanctions
Mar 07, 2022 10:11 am UTC| Politics
Western countries have imposed massive sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The West has increasingly relied on economic sanctions to punish or change the policies of foreign governments in the last...
Mar 02, 2022 08:29 am UTC| Politics
If youd asked experts just a fortnight ago what the key features of Germanys approach to foreign and defence policy were, there would have been several strands. Alignment with the west, and of course membership of the EU...
Ukraine: ICC launches war crimes investigation – here's how it will work
Mar 02, 2022 08:25 am UTC| Politics
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced an investigation into alleged war crimes being committed in Ukraine. What exactly does that mean and what will be involved? The investigation was requested by the...
African states need a vision for relations with the Indo-Pacific
Mar 01, 2022 10:04 am UTC| Economy Politics
This year sees the 25th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association. Nine of the organisations member states are African, ranging from Somalia in the north west to South Africa in the south. It also includes islands,...
Ukraine: Putin's desire to install a puppet government draws from the Bolshevik playbook
Mar 01, 2022 10:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Vladimir Putins disdain for Ukraines president Volodymyr Zelensky reached its apex on February 25 in a bizarre speech, where he referred to the leadership of Ukraine as a gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis. Putin also...
Ukraine: how Putin used a long proxy conflict to justify invasion
Feb 26, 2022 10:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In the early hours of February 24, Russia attacked Ukraine, beginning with a barrage of airstrikes in the countrys eastern regions. Other major cities came under siege within a matter of hours, including Kyiv. Russian...
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’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects