Celebrity Activism on Israel Has Lost the Plot
Despite the situation in Gaza being at something of a stalemate right now, mostly consisting of the Israeli Defence Forces fighting Hamas terrorists in fairly limited skirmishes,…
Despite the situation in Gaza being at something of a stalemate right now, mostly consisting of the Israeli Defence Forces fighting Hamas terrorists in fairly limited skirmishes,…
South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice is weaker than the government has sought to portray it, and the way the Department of International…
Former minister Naledi Pandor’s comments on “Zionists” and “powerful forces” reveal how antisemitic tropes are being laundered through political language in South Africa. In a…
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…
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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