Global Geo-political Series: North Korea defies global pressure to test fire missile on Sunday
May 15, 2017 07:46 am UTC| Commentary
North Korea conducted its latest weapon test on Sunday, defying global pressure from geopolitical powers like the United States, Russia, and China. The test comes amid global pressure on North Korea to reign on its nuclear...
Global Geo-political Series: NSA in spotlight after massive ransom ware attack across globe
May 15, 2017 07:25 am UTC| Commentary
United States National Security Agency (NSA) came under the global spotlight after unknown numbers of cyber attackers launched a global ransomware attack on Friday using one of its stolen tool named Eternal Blue that uses...
Global compact on migration should focus on harnessing its win-win benefits
May 12, 2017 10:25 am UTC| Insights & Views
An agreement to address migrant and refugee crises worldwide, which the UN General Assembly adopted in September, has been described by many in the United Nations as nothing short of a miracle. But it also appears...
Global Geo-political Series: ECB’s Draghi grilled at Dutch parliament on probable Dutch exit bill
May 11, 2017 07:08 am UTC| Commentary
An interesting debate broke out at the Dutch parliament between the chief of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi and the Forum for Democracy leader Thierry Baudet. During the question-answer session after Mr....
Global Geo-political Series: Sergei Lavrov to visit White House for first time in four years
May 10, 2017 06:29 am UTC| Commentary
The Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is set to appear for diplomatic talks in the White House for the first time in four years. It is yet another sign that the relationship between the United States of America and...
Four challenges for Moon Jae-in, South Korea's new president
May 10, 2017 00:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Democrat Moon Jae-in is the new president of South Korea. Moon, a former special forces soldier turned human rights lawyer, won a snap election, following months of mass protests that ousted President Park Geun-hye last...
Erdoğan 'won' his referendum, but what does that mean for Turkey's foreign policy?
May 09, 2017 15:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Victory for the yes side in the countrys April 16 constitutional referendum granting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping new powers has left commentators wondering whether his foreign policy still includes...
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