Greg Mills
Dr Greg Mills is a Fellow at the University of Navarra in Spain and a founder of the Platform for African Democrats. From 2005, he was for 20 years the director for the Johannesburg-based Brenthurst Foundation. His recent books include ‘Rich State, Poor State’, ‘The Art of War and Peace’ and the forthcoming ‘The Essence of Success: Insights in Leadership and Strategy from Sport, Business, War and Politics’, all published by Penguin Random House.
Articles By This Author
Appearance versus reality – the problem with modern leadership
This past week NATO chief Mark Rutte referred to President Donald Trump as ‘daddy’ as he praised the US president for his role in achieving
Africa and Ukraine: when the once-colonised turn a blind eye to colonialism – and what to do about it
The economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine war has been felt across Africa through the disruption to trade, an increase in the cost of food staples, transport, and fertiliser,
Eternal hope and Prague Springs − Central Europe’s Mandela
“If we don’t have hope, we don’t have anything,” said Václav Havel, the playwright, author, dissident and politician. Considered an iconoclast, a Central European version
The Man Who Should Be President
“I feel like I am in a golden jail, even though Spain has given me shelter”. Edmundo González, a veteran Venezuelan diplomat turned politician, ran
The benefits of exporting stability
The inauguration in Montevideo’s Plaza Independencia offers a flashback to the 1960s: a sea of flags some displaying the hammer and sickle, banners with left-wing
The Palestinians need a De Klerk, not a Mandela – Part 2
President Donald Trump has thrown a curve ball into the longstanding debate about how to achieve a settlement in the conflict between Palestine and Israel
The Palestinians need a De Klerk, not a Mandela – Part 1
President Donald Trump has thrown a curve ball into the longstanding debate about how to achieve a settlement in the conflict between Palestine and Israel