Don't rely on China: North Korea won't kowtow to Beijing
Oct 30, 2017 10:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
Those who want to end North Koreas nuclear threats often point to China as the sole actor who could save the day by making Kim Jong-Un and his regime stand down. Beijing provides about 90 percent of imports that North...
Global Geo-political Series: Key updates from across the world
Oct 30, 2017 08:29 am UTC| Commentary
Here are some key events to keep a tab on, EU, Catalonia, and Spain: Catalans independence leader Carles Puigdemont called for peaceful protest and disobedience against Spanish government which threatened to put the...
Oct 27, 2017 10:22 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Under the Trump administration, the U.S. commerce department, under the guidance of Secretary Wilbur Ross continues to take a tough stance on countries that have used unfair means to promote exports. Cracking down on U.S....
Oct 24, 2017 11:18 am UTC| Commentary
To counter missile threats from North Korea, Japan, South Korea, and the United States have launched a 2-day tri-party drill over the Korean Peninsula to practice the cross-navy capabilities in detecting and tracking any...
Global Geo-political Series: Is U.S. losing influence in Middle East?
Oct 24, 2017 09:38 am UTC| Commentary
On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said at a rare meeting with top Iraqi and Saudi officials that Iraqs Shia militia force and their Iranian advisers need to leave Iraq as the struggle against Islamic State...
As China prepares for its Communist Party congress, what will it mean for the rest of the world?
Oct 10, 2017 05:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Of Chinese President Xi Jinpings many achievements in his time in office about which much will be made in the official propaganda one of the most surprising was the more confident and assertive approach to foreign policy...
Profile: Japan's controversial, shrewd and ambitious Shinzo Abe
Oct 08, 2017 10:33 am UTC| Insights & Views
As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe campaigns in a snap election, he looks set to enter into an unprecedented third term in office, and become Japans longest serving postwar prime minister. So who is he? What is the...
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