Global Geo-political Series: Washington leaks trigger diplomatic row with UK
May 24, 2017 10:35 am UTC| Commentary
The current administration in the United States has long been complaining of leakers within the intelligence community and the administration as they were disclosing selective classified information to the US media in...
China and the US vie for friendship with the Philippines, while Duterte hedges
May 23, 2017 12:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The rapprochement between China and the Philippines has ostensibly avoided the prospect of a confrontation in the South China Sea. On the sidelines of a two-day summit about Chinas global development project, held in...
Global Geo-political Series: South Korea fires at unknown projectile from North Korea
May 23, 2017 11:08 am UTC| Commentary
South Korean military has reportedly fired as many as 90 shots to an unidentified projectile that flew from North Korea and crossed the border as well as the demilitarized zone between the two nations, which have been at...
What's at stake in China's plan to blow up islands in the Mekong
May 22, 2017 13:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Its the largest freshwater fish in the world and, once upon a time, these fish swam the great lengths of the mighty Mekong River from southern China, through Burma, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia, all the way to the rivers...
May 22, 2017 08:08 am UTC| Commentary
President Donald Trumps visit to Saudi Arabia has been a success so far, where he was greeted not only in a royal manner but the King himself came to greet him on arrival to the Air Force One, a rare honor bestowed only...
Global Geo-political Series: Saudi Arabia welcomes Trump in royal manner
May 22, 2017 07:39 am UTC| Commentary
Saudi Arabia has welcomed the US President Donald Trump with a royal welcome when he arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The King Salman himself came to the airport to greet president Trump while he comes down from Air...
May 22, 2017 06:07 am UTC| Commentary
Philippines outspoken President Rodrigo Duterte claimed on Friday week that the Chinese President Xi Jinping has threatened him with a war against his plans to go for drilling in the South China Sea, which is almost...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects