Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition cnas.org/publications/r… via CNAS

Counting Down to the 2025 BRICS Summit: My Key Expectations I have been in Brazil for a week now, my third work visit to Brazil this year. I'm observing the final preparations for the 2025 BRICS Summit and will stay until the meeting concludes in mid-July. With just over a week

The recent #BRICSSummit took place against a backdrop of #geopolitical flux, renewed talk of #dedollarisation, threats from Donald #Trump, and the absence of #Xi + #Putin. Is #BRICS losing its mojo? My latest piece w Priyal Singh 📚 for ISS here issafrica.org/iss-today/bric…

Against the headwinds of a revisionist US, a shaky Western alliance & a global system in crisis, bold moves by the BRICS are necessary... Simply keeping the ball rolling won’t be enough. My latest piece with Ronak Gopaldas. #AfricaInTheWorld ISS issafrica.org/iss-today/bric…

The #BRICS2025 summit was the first that #China’s #XiJinping didn’t attend since taking office in 2013. ISS Today by Ronak Gopaldas and Priyal Singh 📚 on the risks of BRICS’ flagging momentum issafrica.org/iss-today/bric…

“Trump has ended—or at least paused—the U.S. policy of strategic altruism. If successive U.S. leaders refrained from asking, ‘What can India do for us?’ the current administration is shouting this question from the rooftops.” foreignaffairs.com/south-asia/how…

This #SIPRI Paper by Gretchen Baldwin examines localization within broader stabilization efforts in the 🇨🇩#DRC. It lays out the positive effects of and challenges to the committees and provides targeted recommendations for key stakeholders 🔗 doi.org/10.55163/GATG8…

A Thread: This was part of the debate in the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs that passed the U.S.-SA-Bilateral Review Act. It will need a full House voted to pass before heading to the Senate where its future is unclear. Republican Congressman Ronny

Desperate times, desperate measures? What's driving the recent rise in resource nationalism in #Botswana? Is it political theatre, economic opportunism, or something else entirely? My latest with Menzi Ndhlovu for Business Day businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…

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Thanks to Friedrich Naumann Foundation Africa for convening a timely dialogue with Minister: International Relations and Cooperation & Clement Manyathela this afternoon. The world is spinning ever more quickly and we need a responsive and adaptable 🇿🇦foreign policy that can keep pace. These kinds of frank discussions will help us get there.

The Trump administration has sharply penalized India for its expanding purchases of Russian crude while allowing China – an even greater consumer of that very oil – to escape similar direct punishment. buff.ly/wzq0KIv

My thoughts on the Defence force chief's visit to Iran and why South African Government needs to act urgently to instil institutional discipline in its foreign policy. The Readiness Report with Daily Maverick youtu.be/imSZhR7TFgs?si…

[WATCH] Dr Jakkie Cilliers of the Institute for Security Studies says significant action is needed against SANDF Chief Rudzani Maphwanya. This follows remarks he made supporting Palestine and criticising Israel during a recent visit to Iran.

Congo peace may open door for $700 million power deal with U.S. firm - "The New York-based company said it would invest $700 million to convert methane from Lake Kivu into electricity on the Congolese side..." africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/…

The countdown has begun! In 2024, our inaugural dialogue brought together 175 leaders from across Africa - including ministers of defence and foreign affairs. This year, #APSD2025 will once again convene the continent’s most influential minds and decision-makers. 📅 3–6

USA announces additional sanctions against officials of the International Criminal Court #sabcnews