Why travel bans and changes to human rights laws won't stop terrorist attacks
Jun 30, 2017 17:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The recent terrorist acts in Manchester, Brussels and London prompted British Prime Minister Theresa May to argue for a more punitive counter-terrorism approach. She mooted longer prison sentences, stronger deportation...
After Islamic State falls, we should expect aftershocks
Jun 30, 2017 17:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views
US-backed forces in Iraq and in Syria are in the process of rooting Islamic State (IS) fighters out of their strongholds in northern Iraq and eastern Syria. In the case of Mosul in Iraq, the removal of diehard IS...
China's grand geopolitical project threatens a new East-West divide in Europe
Jun 30, 2017 17:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The recent Belt and Road Forum in Beijing ushered in a new phase in Chinas global repositioning. In his opening speech Chinas president, Xi Jinping, reaffirmed the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a...
Jun 30, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Commentary
After reports were published that the Trump administration is getting frustrated with Chinas efforts to help the United States to handle North Koreas ballistic missile and nuclear missile threats, it has started taking up...
Jun 29, 2017 08:46 am UTC| Commentary
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to fight for free trade, international cooperation, and Paris Climate Accord (PAC) when she meets with other world leaders at the G20 summit next week. Speaking at the Bundestag,...
Global Geo-political Series: NATO members increase spending in 2017 handing partial victory to Trump
Jun 28, 2017 12:09 pm UTC| Commentary
The non-US defense spending at NATO is set to rise in 2017, handing out a partial victory to the US President Donald Trump, who, both during his campaign and after inauguration office called on NATO members to spend more...
Global Geo-political Series: Trump administration reportedly preparing trade actions against China
Jun 28, 2017 11:08 am UTC| Commentary
According to a report from Reuters, the United States might be preparing itself to take trade related actions against China as the Trump administration is reportedly getting frustrated with China over its inaction on North...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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