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Could Japan tilt balance of forces in the Indo-Pacific?

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President Joe Biden’s very first official meeting with a foreign leader appears to have sent shockwaves through East Asia. On the 16th of April, Biden

What is China’s role in the Myanmar crisis?

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Myanmar’s recent coup d’etat became a global news story earlier this year. After the National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San Suu Kyi’s  party, won

When democracy works: The case of Kaohsiung

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Democracy is not a perfect system – and South Africans needn’t look far beyond our borders to realise this. Indeed, cases of ‘bad democracy’ seem

Taiwan – a headache for Biden’s China policy?

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A recent decision by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Taiwan will give the Biden administration a long-term headache on America’s China policy. 

Biden inherits Trump’s China Policy

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A recent decision by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Taiwan will give the Biden administration a long-term headache on America’s China policy. 

China and the West: signs of a relationship in decline

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Australia may be the bellwether of China’s foreign relations with Western nations – and their relationship is on the decline.   As reported by the

New Expropriation Bill a sign that the ANC’s days are numbered

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With the government budget deficit expected to pass 40% this year, the African National Congress’s (ANC) options to source the coal needed to fuel its

New Expropriation Bill a sign that the ANC’s days are numbered

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With the government budget deficit expected to pass 40% this year, the African National Congress’s (ANC) options to source the coal needed to fuel its

Will the cost be worth it?

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In his essay, The Parable of the Broken Window, the French political theorist, Frédéric Bastiat, stated that the difference between a good economist and a

Time to scrap the minimum wage?

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Given the great economic difficulty South Africans will be facing during this Covid-19 pandemic, now more than ever it is important to lift unnecessary burdens