Why the US and its allies are stupid to turn COVID-19 vaccination into a geopolitical power play

The COVID-19 pandemic demands that all nations cooperate to vaccinate the entire global population—a goal that can’t be achieved …

Why history will judge Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza harshly

Pierre Nkurunziza ruled with an iron fist, making few compromises: his insistence in 2015 on changing the constitution to enable him to have …

Petro to Electro: A new transition that will change the world, has begun

The geopolitics of the world will shift from oil producing countries to the rare earth and other critical mineral producing countries in the …

Decarbonisation in a fraught geopolitical landscape

The production of the technologies necessary to decarbonise and digitalise the global economy has unfortunately been drawn into the battlefield …

The Global South is on the rise — but what exactly is the Global South?

With an economic shift & enhanced political visibility, countries in the Global South are increasingly asserting themselves on the …

Africa is being courted by China, Russia and the US. Why the continent shouldn’t pick sides

World order is undergoing a structural transformation and the continent is an obvious contender for major power courting