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What Is the BRICS Group and Why Is It Expanding?As BRICS grows in both membership and global sway, its expansion comes with divisions among its members old and new on how to set the stage for a revised world order.
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The President’s Inbox Recap: The United States and South AfricaPresident Trump has ended an idealistic cooperation with South Africa that obscured rising foreign policy tensions between Washington and Pretoria.
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The United States and South Africa, With Reuben BrigetyReuben Brigety, President of Busara Advisors and U.S. Ambassador to South Africa from 2022 to 2025, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss relations between Washington and Pretoria in the wake of last week’s meeting between President Donald Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Trump’s Confrontation of South Africa’s President Derails Effort to Cool TensionsSenior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies and former ambassador Michelle Gavin breaks down the tense U.S.-South Africa meeting at the White House.
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The Tensions Behind the Trump-Ramaphosa White House MeetingWill the U.S. and South Africa recover relations from the brink?
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Women This Week: Labor Candidate Ali France Ousts Incumbent Opposition Leader in AustraliaWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers May 3 to May 9.
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Uncle Sam Goes RoguePresident Trump’s coddling of Vladimir Putin sends the wrong message about U.S. leadership in the world.
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Trump’s Misguided Policy Toward South AfricaThe U.S.-South Africa relationship needs a rethink. But the Trump administration’s approach is only making a bad situation worse.
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Women This Week: María Corina Machado Leads Protests in VenezuelaWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers July 27 to August 2.
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South Africa’s GNU: New Era or Ever More Difficult Slog?South Africa has formed a governing majority; whether they can successfully govern remains to be seen.
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South Africa’s Landmark ElectionsAs South Africa concludes a set of historic national elections, questions remain on how its democracy will fare in response to a new set of challenges.
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South Africans Poised to Shake Up Their Governing Status QuoThe provincial and national elections on May 29 come amid waning support for the ruling African National Congress thirty years after South Africa transitioned to democracy.
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Iran’s Succession Woes, ICC Angers Israel, South Africa’s Election, and MoreIran’s regime carefully vets candidates for new presidential elections after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash; Israeli leadership reacts to the International Criminal Court (ICC) request for warrants to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant; South Africa prepares for a general election that could contest the ruling African National Congress’ long-standing majority; and Taiwan inaugurates Lai Ching-te as the new president, aggravating China.
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Mutual Suspicion Grates U.S.-South Africa RelationsTensions in the U.S.-South Africa relationship only heighten as both countries head towards national elections.
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The Cult of DirigismeDespite repeated failure, faith in closely controlled economies among Africa’s political elites remains strong.