There are wars that nations fight with clarity of purpose, with defined enemies, declared goals, and a strategy for what comes after the shooting stops. And then there is the US-Iran war of 2026, a conflict that may go down in history not for its military might, but for its
Ashraf Patel The ongoing disruption of Trump 2.0, including trade and energy wars that are choking supply chains, is reverberating globally and regionally. An estimated 60 million citizens have been pushed below the poverty line, with millions of jobs lost in the past few months. The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing
The global order is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in modern history. According to Internationalist and industrialist Dr Iqbal Survé, the world is moving away from decades of unipolar dominance towards a new multipolar system shaped increasingly by emerging economies, particularly those within BRICS. Speaking in his keynote
The global order is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in modern history. According to Internationalist and industrialist Dr Iqbal Survé, the world is moving away from decades of unipolar dominance towards a new multipolar system shaped increasingly by emerging economies, particularly those within BRICS. Speaking in his keynote
There is a tension that has quietly plagued Africa’s engagement with artificial intelligence for years: the gap between political ambition and structural reality. Governments announce bold national strategies. Universities launch standalone AI modules. Development partners fund well-meaning pilots. And then, largely, those efforts stall at their own borders. Knowledge is
There is a tension that has quietly plagued Africa’s engagement with artificial intelligence for years: the gap between political ambition and structural reality. Governments announce bold national strategies. Universities launch standalone AI modules. Development partners fund well-meaning pilots. And then, largely, those efforts stall at their own borders. Knowledge is
A continent at a crossroads Africa’s migration debate has reached a fever pitch, and understandably so. From the streets of Johannesburg to the corridors of Addis Ababa, the question of who belongs where, and under what conditions, is reshaping politics, straining resources, and testing the limits of regional solidarity. But
A continent at a crossroads Africa’s migration debate has reached a fever pitch, and understandably so. From the streets of Johannesburg to the corridors of Addis Ababa, the question of who belongs where, and under what conditions, is reshaping politics, straining resources, and testing the limits of regional solidarity. But
At the start of 2026, the oil and gas industry was bracing for something nobody would have wished for but most analysts saw coming, a significant oversupply problem. Production from the US, Brazil, Canada, and Kazakhstan was growing faster than demand. OPEC+ was struggling to hold the line. Forecasters at
At the start of 2026, the oil and gas industry was bracing for something nobody would have wished for but most analysts saw coming, a significant oversupply problem. Production from the US, Brazil, Canada, and Kazakhstan was growing faster than demand. OPEC+ was struggling to hold the line. Forecasters at