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The Biggest Lie in Geography Is About Africa—And It’s Time to Correct It
For centuries, the world has been misled about Africa’s true size. The Mercator map—one of the most widely used world ...
Foreign Affairs3d
What “the Global South” Really Means
In October 2024, at the most recent BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the countries of the “global South” ...
Council on Foreign Relations5d
South Sudan is a Test for the African Union
South Sudan is admittedly a frustrating portfolio for policymakers. The country’s leadership is corrupt and unreliable. Too ...
The Diplomat7d
India-Bangladesh-Pakistan: South Asia’s Fateful Triangle
Bangladesh’s interim government’s outreach to Pakistan is of concern to India. But Dhaka’s ties with the two countries are ...
rediff.com18d
The North-South Battle Gets Ugly
The GDP per person in the South is 4.2 times higher than the North. None of these indicators can be ignored by any central government, whatever the political compulsions, notes Ramesh Menon.
csis.org19d
Crossroads of Competition: China in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands
Greg Poling testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission on China’s military and security footprint in the Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands ... China’s grey zone ...
The Economist19d
East Asia’s armsmakers are on the rise
This month a group of South Korean defence-industry bosses and ... they will have to do more to defend themselves. Expect East Asia’s defence boom to endure. To stay on top of the biggest ...
Stars and Stripes19d
Why isn’t AFRICOM in Africa? Here’s a look at the command’s history and its uncertain future
STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs even before it stood up 18 years ago in Germany’s automotive capital. From the outset, putting a four-star military ...
The Straits Times19d
Philippines eyes expansion of Squad group to India, South Korea
NEW DELHI – The Philippines and its allies are trying to expand the Squad grouping of nations to include India and South Korea to counter China in the Indo-Pacific region, the Philippines ...
scmp.com19d
Backlash brews in Malaysia over Chagee app’s South China Sea map used by Beijing
Chinese tea chain Chagee has once again landed in hot water with Malaysia’s censorious consumers after its mobile app displayed a map with Beijing ... claim over the South China Sea, sparking ...
Flightglobal20d
Emirates expands its A350 deployment to Asia-Pacific and north Africa
including its first in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. It will operate the twinjets to four Middle Eastern and north African cities – Baghdad, Amman, Dammam and Tunis – as well as Oslo ...
Independent Online20d
South Africa's potential departure from AGOA amid US tensions poses regional risks
Tensions with the United States could propel South Africa to depart from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) agreement, a development that could also have regional ramifications and add ...