How South Africa’s Corruption Makes It Vulnerable to Foreign Infiltration
With its rampant debt and public embezzlement, South Africa will have difficulty becoming a closer US partner.
Cyril Ramaphosa
South African Government Continues Antagonizing U.S.
South Africa is defiant, refusing to distance itself from the Islamic Republic despite U.S. Ambassador Brent Bozell stating that “an association with Iran is an impediment to good relations with the...
Policy Briefs
South Africa Should Stand with the Iranian People, Not Their Oppressors
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may be dead, but the warm feelings linger on in South Africa. The Islamic Republic’s brutal repression of its civilians and the US-Israeli operation against...
Op-eds
South Africa Rejects Israeli Water Assistance to Carry Water for Hamas
Pretoria just booted Israel’s top diplomat for an unforgivable offense: trying to help rural South Africans access clean water. Instead of focusing on the well-being of its citizens, the South African...
Op-eds
Iran Protests Highlight South Africa’s Broken Moral Compass
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Op-eds
How to prevent your portfolio paying the price for SA’s foreign policy
Far more serious threat than tariffs is the momentum in Washington to sanction ANC officials
Op-eds
Hiding in Plain Sight: A Playbook for Combating Hamas in South Africa
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Memos
South Africa Remains a Risky Jurisdiction for Terror Finance
South Africa would like to get out of a very particular doghouse — the one where countries that fail to counter money laundering live. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the world’s leading intergovernmental...
Policy Briefs
South Africa’s corrupted rule of law
South Africa’s minister of police is in bed with gangsters, according to a regional police chief. The South African government has fashioned itself as a guardian of international law in recent...
Op-eds
5 Ways South Africa Undermines U.S. Interests — and What Must Change
The United States must increase pressure on South Africa to reverse five of its harmful policies. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s arrival in Washington this week to meet with President Donald Trump offers...
Insights
Trump’s warm welcome for white refugees was a diplomatic shot across South Africa’s bow
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa landed in Washington Monday with blood on his hands — at least that’s how many Americans see it. Ramaphosa’s treatment of white farmers in...
Op-eds
U.S. Pushes Back Against South Africa’s Anti-American Diplomacy
South Africa appears to have little interest in making friends in Washington.
Op-eds
Embracing Iran, South Africa’s ANC Claims ‘We Can’t Hide Our Friends’
South Africa’s ruling party is trying to have its biltong and eat it too. African National Congress (ANC) leaders have indicated a desire to repair relations with the United States but continue cozying...
Policy Briefs
Pro-Palestinian Activists Blame Bibas Children for Their Own Murders
The confirmation of the murders of the red-haired Bibas boys was a gut punch for Israelis. For some pro-Palestinian activists, it was an opportunity to blame the victims.
Op-eds
‘We Want a Meaningful Deal’: South African President in Overture to Trump Following Aid Cut
South African President Seeks Deal With Trump: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has stated that he wants to “do a deal” with U.S. President Donald Trump after the United...
Flash Briefs
‘Not worried’: South Africa sets itself on a collision course with Trump
South Africa's troubling shift away from the West
Op-eds
Attempted Bombing Attack on South African Jewish Community Center Remains Unsolved
The bomb in Cape Town may have failed to detonate on December 5, but it has sparked an independent investigation. South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein announced in mid-January that an independent...
Policy Briefs
South Africa Is Not Pro-Palestinian, It’s Pro-Hamas
On October 5, 2024 Sheikh Riad Fataar declared, “We are all Hamas.” Fataar — who is the president of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), a large Muslim organization in South Africa — delivered...
Op-eds
South Africa’s Ties with U.S. Adversaries Continue Unabated
A Russian naval ship made a port call in Cape Town on August 29, after stops in Cuba and Venezuela. This is the latest indication that South Africa’s new Government of National Unity (GNU) will continue...
Policy Briefs
New South African Government Likely to Continue Anti-Israel, Anti-U.S. Policies
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the formation of a coalition government on Sunday. Given the dominant position of his African National Congress (ANC), the government is poised to continue...