China’s growing role in Africa presents a double-edged sword.
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Rural violence is a huge problem in South Africa that deserves a strong response. But white people are not the only casualties.
The term ‘Indo-Pacific’ has become central to foreign policy debates. But it oversimplifies geopolitical reality and fuels ideas of a ‘New Cold War’.
Attempts to postpone Senegal’s election indefinitely reflect deeper governance problems within Macky Sall’s administration, and the shortcomings of his chosen heir, Amadou Ba.
Dos Santos was a withdrawn president. His silence produced an aura of power and the cult of personality that surrounded him.
The Chinese government has granted itself extraordinary new levels of control backed by advanced surveillance technology.
The housing bubble that burst and triggered the 2007-08 global financial crisis was fuelled by securitisation.
Framing cyberspace as a national security concern can quickly erode fundamental human rights.
Mass hysteria and lawlessness during disasters are remarkably rare, contrary to Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s prediction of anarchy when Cape Town’s taps run day.
The finance sector is coming back strong after the GFC. This time, we need to make sure it is a force for good.
London’s Victorian sewerage system is creaking and in dire need of renewal. The proposed solution: a 25km “super-sewer”, the Thames Tideway Tunnel, running from west to east across the capital at an estimated…
Education Minister Christopher Pyne has confirmed the government is considering securitising Australia’s HECS debt, and has referred the issue to the Commission of Audit. This has immediately attracted…
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