South Africa has firmly defended its participation in week-long joint naval exercises with fellow BRICS and BRICS Plus partners, arguing that the drills are a necessary response to mounting instability in global maritime spaces rather than a provocation aimed at the West. The exercises, titled “Will for Peace 2026”, began
South Africa has firmly defended its participation in week-long joint naval exercises with fellow BRICS and BRICS Plus partners, arguing that the drills are a necessary response to mounting instability in global maritime spaces rather than a provocation aimed at the West. The exercises, titled “Will for Peace 2026”, began
South Africa has firmly defended its participation in week-long joint naval exercises with fellow BRICS and BRICS Plus partners, arguing that the drills are a necessary response to mounting instability in global maritime spaces rather than a provocation aimed at the West. The exercises, titled “Will for Peace 2026”, began
South Africa has firmly defended its participation in week-long joint naval exercises with fellow BRICS and BRICS Plus partners, arguing that the drills are a necessary response to mounting instability in global maritime spaces rather than a provocation aimed at the West. The exercises, titled “Will for Peace 2026”, began
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