THE GATHERING 2025 SA’s shuttle diplomacy between Kyiv and Moscow is at Ukraine’s direction, says Dirco DG 6 min 4 By Peter Fabricius
GEOPOLITICS A not-so-happy anniversary — Ukraine turns 34 in the midst of a brutal war 7 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
DOGS OF WAR Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has failed in Mali, says The Sentry 7 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE What role, if any, is South Africa playing in Ukraine peace efforts? 6 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
INSIDE STORY Ukrainian POW camp where an African who fought for Russia waits for the end of war 7 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
NUCLEAR VULNERABILITY OP-ED Sanction Rosatom and send clear signal that occupation of nuclear plants will not be tolerated 5 min 0 By Dzvinka Kachur and Volodymyr Lakomov
GEOPOLITICS ANALYSIS The Trump administration’s rebellion against history and common sense 8 min 2 By J Brooks Spector
FORWARD THINKING Norway’s Stoltenberg lauds SA’s meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors 6 min 4 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE Polish medics at unique facility help evacuate Ukraine’s wounded soldiers 6 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY OP-ED Regional trade could focus South Africa’s muddled foreign policy 5 min 1 By Jakkie Cilliers
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
RIO SUMMIT BRICS leaders condemn Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure 4 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE Help pressurise Putin to agree to a ceasefire, Ukraine urges African countries 6 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
THE CONVERSATION Israel, Iran and the US — why 2025 is a turning point for the international order 4 min 0 By Brian Brivati
POLAR POLITICS Putin’s oil and gas man joins secretive Antarctic Treaty meeting in Milan 7 min 0 By Tiara Walters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ANALYSIS Israel-USA war on Iran – A multitude of cats set among an infinity of pigeons 11 min 5 By J Brooks Spector
WAR IN EUROPE The new Iron Curtain: Eastern Europe mobilises for defence against Russian aggression 7 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED Does Russia intend to restart Ukraine’s occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant? 4 min 0 By Dzvinka Kachur, Isabel Bosman and Oksana Pokalchuk
ISS TODAY Drones in Africa are a new frontier for armed groups and propaganda warfare 4 min 0 By Karen Allen
AMERICAN DYSTOPIA OP-ED Dangerous, deceitful and mean-spirited — can the Trumpians be stopped? 8 min 3 By J Brooks Spector
