ANALYSIS As the world inches closer to all-out war in three theatres, it needs rational leaders 9 min 7 By J Brooks Spector
ISS TODAY OP-ED Agoa, agoing, agoner? Uncertainty dogs US trade policy for Africa — here are the risks 4 min 0 By Ronak Gopaldas for ISS Today
BEIJING MISSION Ramaphosa says China visit boosted prospects for trade and reduction in export-import imbalance 4 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYSIS SA and China ‘upgrade’ relations — is it more than mere rhetoric? 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
US ELECTION ANALYSIS Harris vs Trump — a televised debate next week may decide the future of the US 8 min 7 By J Brooks Spector
GUEST ESSAY We need to talk about drones – millions of Chinese spies in the sky 5 min 9 By Steven Boykey Sidley
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Chinese Communist Party claims Ramaphosa ‘assures that GNU’s China policy will not change’ 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT Taking over from the inside — China’s growing reach into local waters 17 min 7 By Ian Urbina, Pete McKenzie and Milko Schvartzman
ISS TODAY OP-ED How would a Donald Trump presidency 2.0 affect economies in Africa? 5 min 0 By Ronak Gopaldas
DEADLY VIOLATIONS Large volumes of international arms are fuelling Sudan’s civil war, says Amnesty International 6 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY OP-ED Africa has much to gain from China’s more contained Belt and Road Initiative 4 min 0 By Jana de Kluiver for ISS Today
PHANTOM SHARES The Finance Ghost — the lowdown on AVI, Richemont and Pick n Pay 3 min 1 By The Finance Ghost
POLAR POLITICS OP-ED BRICS+ coalition in Antarctica could take ‘good’ governance hostage 6 min 0 By Mathieu Boulègue and Klaus Dodds
IN THE CROSSHAIRS US and allies target SA flying school for its links to China 5 min 13 By Peter Fabricius
ON THE FRONT LINE Defence Forces 101 - Five steps Minister Angie Motshekga must take to fix South Africa's SANDF 8 min 35 By John Stupart
TIES IN KNOTS US House of Representatives legislates for a review of America-South Africa relations 4 min 5 By Peter Fabricius
Newsdeck Autocracy is 'evil', Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism 2 min 0 By Reuters
ISS TODAY OP-ED Illicit timber logging drives Jnim’s terror expansion in Mali 5 min 0 By Ndubuisi Christian Ani
ISS TODAY OP-ED AU ban on cruel donkey skin trade a game-changer but enforcement challenges linger 4 min 0 By Feyi Ogunade and Ndubuisi Christian Ani
ISS TODAY OP-ED US's continued influence in Africa rests on bridge-building with China 4 min 1 By Jakkie Cilliers for ISS TODAY
GOING OFF-SCRIPT Netcare digitisation programme makes it the single-largest buyer of iPads in southern hemisphere 4 min 0 By Neesa Moodley