While South Africa will need some fancy footwork to avoid exclusion, AGOA could be the perfect catalyst for a recalibration in relations between the two countries. Several factors support this constructive yet contrarian outlook. First, Washington uses AGOA as a political tool rather than an economic one, whereas the opposite is true for South Afri

For China, the proliferation of the BrahMos missiles in its immediate neighbourhood, particularly in contested maritime regions, poses a significant challenge. China is acutely aware of the missile’s advanced features, including its dart-like shape for strong penetration capability, radar-absorbent coating for stealth, ramjet engine that limits t

Due to its proximity and the presence of over 150,000 Filipino nationals in Taiwan, a cross-Strait emergency presents dilemmas for the Philippines. Manila already struggles to deal with Beijing in the South China Sea in the west and would not wish to have another front in the north. But the prospect of a forceful takeover of the self-ruled island w

One of the major issues of the Magdeburg attack is that it is difficult to identify and, therefore, prevent the so-called lone-wolf attacks. While it is difficult to disrupt coordinated terrorist attacks, lone wolves are often hard to identify and plan their operations in isolation. Al Abdulmohsen, who had been living in Germany since 2006, showed

There is no doubt that Elon Musk, as a visionary and close ally of President Trump, will be keen to tackle some of the chronic issues facing the old continent, which the EU has struggled to resolve swiftly and efficiently. Relations with Russia, and by extension Belarus, are expected to be top priorities for the new administration. The US is deeply