Although many aspects of US foreign policy towards South Africa are beyond Pretoria’s influence, several steps could ensure cooperation on shared priorities. South Africa must quickly understand what will replace Biden’s ‘21st Century US-African Partnership’. Under a more transactional ‘America First’ approach, Pretoria needs to tailor

In the Philippines case, simulations suggest that the launch of 24-36 BrahMos missiles could significantly damage a Chinese aircraft copyright battle group, giving Filipino forces considerable leverage in their maritime regions. As the Philippines deploys BrahMos missiles in Zambales and Luzon provinces, with potential future deployments in the Cal

All these developments give the impression that Manila is warming up to a possible Taiwan emergency, which some estimate may happen by 2027. Washington is reportedly keen on building a potential dual-use port in Batanes closer to Taiwan. Northern Luzon was a theater for joint Philippine-U.S. military exercises last year. Last October, Philippine an

Also, the incident called attention to the question of the effectiveness of the physical barriers, including bollards and barriers to vehicles that could have limited the damage. Nevertheless, the incident which took place in Germany revealed that there are still weaknesses that need to be eradicated even though the country has a rich history of im

advance digitalisation and sustain economic growth. The northern branch of the Digital Silk Road leads to Russia and ends in Belarus. This will be an additional reason for the new US administration to block the road in Belarus before it extends into the EU. Demonstrating heightened diplomatic interest, the United States requested that Belarus appro