GLOBAL GOVERNANCE Is it time to rethink the UN and rebuild the international order? If so, how? 8 min 8 By J Brooks Spector
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Taiwan’s trade tit-for-tat against SA would only make China chipper 4 min 1 By Stephen Grootes
IMPACT BLUNDERS Chinese metal smelter studies underestimate Limpopo air pollution effects by up to 87.5% 4 min 3 By Tony Carnie
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OP-ED Walking the tightrope — SA’s foreign policy needs to balance moral and material objectives 4 min 1 By André Stemmet and Karen Smith
GLOBAL TRADE WARS Brazil’s President Lula calls on BRICS nations to unite against US ‘tariff blackmail’ 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
REFLECTION Crossed Wires: The symbolism, semaphores and snubs of China’s 2025 Victory Day Parade 4 min 0 By Steven Boykey Sidley
ISS TODAY OP-ED Unlocking Africa's potential through foreign direct investment to escape the middle-income trap 5 min 0 By Jakkie Cilliers
BEST OF THE BAY Gqeberha MMA fighter ‘Shorty’ Biko builds a better life, one bout at a time 4 min 0 By Riaan Marais
ANALYSIS Increasingly divisive politics dooms SA’s attempt to define its ‘national interest’ 4 min 21 By Stephen Grootes
THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT Listen — The untold plight of North Korean workers (China Part 3) Episode 8 2 min 0 By The Outlaw Ocean Project
THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT Listen — the hidden cost of seafood (China pt. 2) Episode 7 2 min 0 By The Outlaw Ocean Project
GEOPOLITICS ANALYSIS The Trump administration’s rebellion against history and common sense 8 min 2 By J Brooks Spector
THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT Listen — the undisputed superpower of the seas (China pt. 1) Episode 6 3 min 0 By The Outlaw Ocean Project
ISS TODAY OP-ED Regional trade could focus South Africa’s muddled foreign policy 5 min 1 By Jakkie Cilliers
THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT Listen: The shrimp factory whistleblower (Episode 5) 4 min 0 By The Outlaw Ocean Project
TRADE & INDUSTRY SA’s clothing and textile industry caught between global trade and local development 7 min 2 By Kara Le Roux
ISS TODAY OP-ED BRICS Summit 2025 — hard reset might be needed to reverse the bloc’s flagging momentum 5 min 0 By Ronak Gopaldas and Priyal Singh
