G20

Previewing the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Europe’s Hardening Stance Against China Is Washington’s Opportunity

Europe is beginning to confront the economic costs of China’s market-distorting practices in earnest. On October 7, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to adopt a much tougher stance on China....

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.

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...

Washington Temporarily Shuts Pretoria Out of the G20

South Africa’s relations with the United States are spiraling downward. “America will be forging ahead with a new G20,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on December 4 — one that does not include...

South Africa Gets a Pass on Rampant Corruption

Why is a leading global watchdog turning a blind eye?

South Africa Wants BRICS To Become a Global Naval Force

Ties between South Africa and Iran continue to strengthen. On September 6, Iranian state media reported that Iranian naval commander Captain Hassan Maqsoudlou confirmed that his country’s navy would...

House Committee Moves to Overhaul U.S.-South Africa Relationship Ahead of Potential FATF Delisting

U.S. pressure is mounting on Pretoria. The House Foreign Affairs Committee cleared a consequential piece of legislation on July 22 aimed at reevaluating America’s longstanding relationship with South...

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...

Lawfare Against Israeli Soldiers

Israeli tourist Yuval Vagdani had to escape for the second time. On October 7, 2023, he survived the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival near Gaza. Then in the first week of January 2025, he escaped Brazil...

India can unite Global South with developed world

Delhi has closer Africa connection than Washington, is less vulnerable to ‘predatory lending’ charge than Beijing

Seven ways China can benefit from the Israel-Hamas war

Serious aggression by China in Taiwan or elsewhere won’t be as shocking to those in the West given what’s going on.

Palestinians Need their own Vision 2030

A week after Israel and Saudi Arabia signed an MOU for the establishment of a seven-nation, cross-border, ship-to-rail transit network, Saudi media reported that Riyadh has suspended normalization...

Will China Replace America in the Gulf Region? Saudi Chinese Relations and Potential Obstacles

In December 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Saudi Arabia and held two summits: One with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz and his son Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) and another...

From Non-Alignment to Realignment

The US and India expanded cooperation across various domains in the second reporting period of 2023. The two moved to materialize projects and initiatives that were conceived in the first quarter,...

Ambitious Asia-to-Europe Corridor Will Link Up U.S. Partners

Latest Developments World leaders announced plans on September 9 for a rail and shipping corridor running from India through the Arabian Peninsula to Israel. The “India-Middle East-Europe Economic...

Pacific Overtures

Modi goes to PNG – why it matters to the region and Australia

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Papua New Guinea early next week and then go on to Australia, despite the cancellation of the Quad Leaders’ summit. Fortunately, Prime Minister Modi’s...

From G-20 to the Pacific Islands, India offers new hope

One of the most important external examples of the potential for India’s realignment of global leadership will be PM Modi’s ground-breaking trip to Papua New Guinea (PNG), reported to take place in the first half of 2023.

From fentanyl to overfishing, China’s corruption demands legislative action

Leading global anti-corruption activists and policymakers are meeting in Washington this week to explore new ways to address global corruption challenges. Their timing couldn’t be better. Corruption exacerbates...