How the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal will effect Iran's economy
May 13, 2018 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Donald Trumps decision to unilaterally pull the US out of the Iran nuclear deal doesnt just have important political and security implications. Because sanctions are at the heart of the deal, it will also have a...
A Korean peace process is underway – but it still depends on the US and China
Apr 29, 2018 14:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The meeting between North Koreas Kim Jong-un and South Koreas Moon Jae-in is certainly one of the most dramatic and momentous events in the recent history of East Asia. Beyond the symbolism of cross-border handshakes and...
North and South Korea met - but what does it really mean?
Apr 29, 2018 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The moving footage of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un provided rich symbolism for the negotiations of the third inter-Korean summit, held at Panmunjom on Friday. While there was no...
US-China trade war's global ramifications explained
Apr 21, 2018 16:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Economic acrimony has been bubbling between the US and China since Donald Trump became president. Now the tensions have boiled over into escalating tit-for-tat announcements of tariffs on key imports. This is serious not...
Could the US win World War III without using nuclear weapons?
Apr 20, 2018 05:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
In the last few years, as the US, Russia and China test each others patience and strategic focus, speculation about the chances of another world war has hit a new high. But many of the people seriously engaged in this...
Is the growing Russia crisis another Cold War conflict? Nyet
Apr 02, 2018 16:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views
A crisis erupted this week as Russian diplomats were ejected from European countries and the U.S., and Western diplomats were ejected by Russia. The punitive measures were sparked by outrage in the West over alleged...
Russians are starved of alternative viewpoints by their media's united anti-Western front
Mar 18, 2018 05:20 am UTC| Insights & Views
When Russia ignored a British government ultimatum to explain whether it was involved in the nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, Theresa May quickly announced a set of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight