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...
The security problems now facing Emmanuel Macron, France's new president
May 09, 2017 15:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Emmanuel Macron emerged from one of the most brutal and eventful election campaigns in recent European history as Frances next president. This was a campaign in which Frances domestic security, in the shadow of repeated...
What South Korea's election might mean for the long peace in East Asia
May 09, 2017 15:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views
After an election triggered by its last presidents impeachment, South Korea has a new leader, the Democratic Partys Moon Jae-in. After the scandal that brought down his predecessor, he campaigned largely against corruption...
Global Geo-political Series: Saudi-Iran war of words
May 09, 2017 07:46 am UTC| Commentary
Unexpected war of words broke out between the two arch rivals in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Iran who warned each other not only with military actions but outright annihilation. It all began last Tuesday with Saudi...
Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte: a not-so-surprising political friendship
May 05, 2017 10:24 am UTC| Insights & Views
US President Donald Trumps recent friendly phone conversation with Rodrigo Duterte, during which he invited the Philippine president to the White House, raised questions about his penchant for closeness with...
May 05, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Commentary
Earlier this week, the UK Prime Minister Theresa May accused the European Union of meddling in the UK general election. After leaks emerged from a high-profile meeting between the Prime Minister and the European Commission...
May 05, 2017 01:37 am UTC| Insights & Views
Kim Jong Un is a smart cookie, President Donald Trump said recently of North Koreas leader. Hes 27 years old, Trump mused. His father dies, [he] took over a regime. So say what you want but that is not easy. Kim, who...
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