May 25, 2023 14:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As G7 leaders were preparing for their recent summit in Japan, Chinas president Xi Jinping hosted his central Asian counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Central Asia is...
May 25, 2023 14:28 pm UTC| Politics
Chinas newest hypersonic missile, the DF-27, can fly as far as Hawaii, penetrate U.S. missile defenses and pose a particular threat to U.S. aircraft carriers, according to news reports of an assessment from the...
May 17, 2023 07:48 am UTC| Politics
On 11 May 2023 the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, claimed that South Africa had secretly exported arms to Russia in December 2022. The announcement rapidly fed into a popular narrative that South Africa was...
Russia-Ukraine War: Kyiv Makes Gains in Bakhmut Following Pledges of Additional Weapons From Allies
May 16, 2023 13:45 pm UTC| Politics
Ukrainian forces have made substantial progress on the ground for the first time in six months as it advances on in the battle for the key city of Bakhmut. The gains also come as Ukraine has secured more weapons from its...
May 11, 2023 16:04 pm UTC| Politics
One tank. According to press reports and news broadcasts from Moscow, a solitary T-34 dating back to the second world war was the only tank that trundled past the Russian president as he marked a scaled-down Victory Day on...
Can China broker peace in Yemen – and further Beijing's Middle East strategy in the process?
May 08, 2023 05:23 am UTC| Politics
After nearly a decade of grinding conflict, Yemen looks to be inching toward a peace deal. Talks between the Houthi movement controlling much of the countrys north and Saudi Arabia, the regional power backing an...
Sudan: the longer the conflict lasts, the higher the risk of a regional war
May 05, 2023 12:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The 2019 Sudan uprisings that ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir and installed a military-civilian transitional government gave hope that the northern African country could finally transition to democratic rule. The...
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