War in Ukraine is a warning to China of the risks in attacking Taiwan
Oct 11, 2023 04:16 am UTC| Politics
U.S. defense strategists warn that China may use the distraction of the war in Ukraine to launch military action against Taiwan. They believe Chinese President Xi Jinping is determined to gain control over the breakaway...
Oct 11, 2023 03:45 am UTC| Politics
More than five months have passed since intense fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group also known as the RSF. In that time, more than 7,000 people have been killed...
Oct 11, 2023 03:45 am UTC| Politics
After weeks of policy debate, disputed fiscal plans, sloganeering and no small amount of rancour, the election campaign has come down to a single, uninspiring contest of negatives: use your vote to avoid uncertainty, chaos...
Oct 11, 2023 03:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Hamas brazen and deadly attack on Israel on October 7 elicited varied responses within the South African political scene. These diverse reactions reflect the long history, since before democracy in 1994, of South African...
Oct 11, 2023 03:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
South Africa is drawing nearer to a landmark national general election in 2024. Based on recent electoral trends and opinion polls, the governing African National Congress (ANC) is expected to drop below 50% of the...
Let's not kid ourselves: 'Trumpification' is becoming our problem, too
Oct 11, 2023 03:36 am UTC| Politics
We have a problem with the state of politics and public discourse in Australia. The appalling neo-Nazi video threat made against Senator Lidia Thorpe is a disturbing reminder of the dark undercurrents that are swirling...
The Manitoba election shows how mean-spiritedness can lose elections in Canada
Oct 11, 2023 03:35 am UTC| Politics
A well-respected politician once told me that governments lose elections if voters consider them too mean-spirited. Those words have always resonated, particularly during the final weeks of the recent Manitoba election...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned