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...
Ukraine invasion: why China is more likely to support Russia than in the past
Feb 26, 2022 10:01 am UTC| Insights & Views
Chinas general approach to Russian actions in its neighbouring regions has been to minimise its involvement. After Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Beijing refused to recognise declarations of independence by the de facto...
Beyond NATO, new alliances could defend democracy and counter Putin
Feb 26, 2022 09:58 am UTC| Politics
Russian aggression toward Ukraine continues. The nations of the world, and their current alliances, have so far proved ineffective at curbing Russian President Vladimir Putins ambitions. Right now at the United Nations,...
A new Cold War emerging as Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 09:55 am UTC| Insights & Views
In a very real sense, the Russian full-scale invasion places Ukraine at the center of a geopolitical struggle reminiscent of the Cold War days when Germany and its capital city Berlin were split in two by a wall dividing...
Why Biden’s sanctions may actually work to make Russia pay for invading Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 09:54 am UTC| Politics
The Biden administration is delivering on its vow to impose severe sanctions against Russia for its military aggression against Ukraine. The new sanctions announced on Feb. 24, 2022, will cut off Russias major banks and...
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