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Peace, African-style

As the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, it may be time for the West to take African peace efforts more seriously

By Philani Mthembu

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The race for the Global South

Major powers can no longer enforce their national interests unilaterally or against the will of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America

By Alexandra Sitenko

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MINUSMA leaving Mali is no good news

The end of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has serious consequences — for the security in the region and for humanitarian engagement on the ground

By Christian Klatt

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One summit amongst many

For India, the upcoming BRICS summit is just a sideshow — the most populous country on earth has larger ambitions

By Christoph P. Mohr

Reuters/Yuya Shino

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Japan’s security and defence policy in flux

Japan needs to adopt a kind of realism that emphasises the complex problems in dealing with China and does not resort to military means alone

By Seiko Mimaki

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A bitter battlefield stalemate

The Ukrainian counter-offensive is faltering. Instead of endlessly supplying new weapons, the West should cooperate in the preparation of peace talks

By Helmut W. Ganser

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No exit to the 19th century

A 'face-saving' deal for Putin? If Europe wants to live in peace, Russia must not be rewarded at Ukraine's expense

By Fritz Felgentreu

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The crisis of American leadership

As liberal democracies try to address the immense challenges of this century, they must confront the Iraq War’s legacy of mistrust and division

By Chris Patten

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The Hydra's gambit

As thousands marched through Niger's streets, waving Russian flags, the echoes of the St. Petersburg summit resonate in distant corners of Africa

By Joana de Deus Pereira

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Peeking behind the curtain of Russia’s Africa agenda

The recent Russia-Africa Summit was as much about the ‘respectable’ side of Russia’s Africa engagements as its ‘hidden’ side

By Ivan U. Klyszcz