Mandarin in South African Schools: A Case of Neocolonialism?
Authors: Charles Matseke and Nokuthula Kumalo*
The introduction of Mandarin as an additional language in South African schools has sparked contentious debates about the lingering...
Who Threatens Peace: Israel Aggression or Iran Defence?
Under international law, Iran reserves the right to total retaliation against the unprecedented Israeli strikes on its nuclear and military infrastructure, which killed senior...
China Weighs In on Israeli-Iran Conflict as U.S. Support Emerges
The Israeli military announced the commencement of airstrikes against dozens of targets across Iran, claiming they were directly linked to the Iranian nuclear program...
The IAEA, Iran, and the Looming Nuclear Resolution
The most recent meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors has unfolded at a time of mounting political and psychological pressure on Iran. This...
Project 2025 by the Heritage Foundation: The Return of American-Style Authoritarianism?
As the United States navigates the complex political and social challenges of the 21st century, Project 2025 by the Heritage Foundation has emerged as...
Erasing Assyrians: The Kurdish Nationalist Project
The Assyrians, an indigenous people with over 6,775 years of history and one of the world’s earliest Christian communities, are vanishing from their ancestral...
Chinese Stance on “Yalta 2.0”
In today’s fast-changing world, where uncertainty and power rivalries are on the rise, some voices are calling for a return to old-style diplomacy—a new...
Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai: A crucible of soft power in the Orthodox East
Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai, perched amid the stark landscape of the Sinai Peninsula, is more than a monument of Christian antiquity. It stands...
From Wanted Fugitive to Diplomatic Partner: Unmasking America’s War on Terror
The image of Donald Trump shaking hands with Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s current leader, in Riyadh is one that, until recently, would have seemed unimaginable....
Titans Clash: How does ‘Populism’ and the ‘Cult of Influence’ drive U.S. political chaos?
The public and dramatic clash between the incumbent President Donald Trump and tech tycoon Elon Musk—two of the United States' most popular and powerful...