Foreign Policy, Local Consequences: Who Speaks for South Africans?
South Africans rarely think of foreign policy as a kitchen-table issue. It feels like something diplomats discuss in Pretoria's marbled corridors, far removed from…
South Africans rarely think of foreign policy as a kitchen-table issue. It feels like something diplomats discuss in Pretoria's marbled corridors, far removed from…
South Africa, a nation still alive with possibility, has once again been shaken by conspiratorial claims at the highest levels of government. This time, the Minister of Justice and…
The Middle East makes even the non-religious and the non-conspiratorial pause and wonder whether the wrath described by Moses still lingers over this ancient land. If there is a…
There has been near-total silence from many of Israel's critics following the recent United Nations (UN) finding that Hamas obstructed the delivery of much-needed humanitarian…
Political analysis seeks to explain why political outcomes occur. It identifies the institutions, actors, incentives and prevailing political conditions that produce a particular…
South Africa is a nation in distress. Once celebrated as a site of reconciliation and constitutionalism, the country now finds itself repeatedly shaken by waves of xenophobic…
Universities have traditionally served as intellectual and academic spaces where individuals are free to exercise academic freedom, engage in open and critical debate, and…
U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III appears to misunderstand what non-alignment actually means. In two social media posts yesterday, 24 June 2026, Bozell…
Nearly two months after Hamas launched its deadly surprise attack on Israel, the ANC-led government brought a case before the United Nations' International Court of Justice…
South Africa's political class often speaks about diplomacy as though it is a sacred principle of international relations. We are routinely reminded that sovereign states must…
As Managing Editor of Political Analysis South Africa, I write on power, governance, political strategy, and the forces shaping public life.
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