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The Ukraine War and Great Power Politics in the Global South
While the war in Ukraine has done a lot to repair the West's once frayed alliance, it's also brought together a disparate group of countries throughout the Global South who have resisted condemning Russia for the invasion and Moscow's brutal assault ...
Russian, Iranian Foreign Ministers in China For Afghan Conference
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in the eastern Chinese city of Tunxi in Anhui province on Tuesday to take part in a foreign ministers' meeting for the seven countries that border Afghanistan. This is the first time ...
China Rallies Countries in Africa and Other Developing Regions to Bolster Its Position on Ukraine War
China is leaning heavily into its ties among developing countries to build support for its stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine which Beijing feels is a proxy issue for Western militarism. The issue was a prominent under-current at last week's meetings ...
West Shouldn’t Complain About Global South Not Aligning on Russia When It Hasn’t Done the Legwork
CAP took its first wobbly step onto a newish media platform Twitter Spaces on Thursday evening. If you don’t know it, the experience is kind of like an audio-only Zoom call, except everyone on Twitter can join. The topic of the ...
China’s Emerging “African Pawn” Position on Ukraine
The reluctance by about half of African countries to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine is now being leveraged by media outlets closely aligned with the government and the Party as a way to bolster its own position on the issue with domestic audiences.
Ukraine Shows That China is Not Yet Ready to Head an Alternative World Order
By Lukas Fiala, Hugo Jones, and Chris Alden Russia’s steadily escalating war in Ukraine has shocked Europe’s post-Cold War security order to its core. Over the past week, we saw China’s party-state kicking into gear as ambassadors and spokespersons increasingly
The Only Way is South
Earlier this week, we highlighted a tweet from the Africa News journalist Ronald Kato: “Can safely argue at this point that the recent EU-Africa summit was a waste of time. The Global Gway is dead.”
Beyond the “New Cold War”: Russia, China, Ukraine, the Global South
By Lukas Fiala and Hugo Jones The world watches as a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolds, after a prolonged period of guesswork around Putin’s strategic intentions. Millions of Ukrainians fear for their lives and seek shelter from Russian airstrikes and artillery. ...
First Signs of Joint Sino-Russian Diplomacy in Africa Emerge in Guinea and Kenya
Signs of closer Sino-Russian diplomatic coordination emerged in Africa just three days after President Vladimir Putin met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Ambassadors from both countries participated in joint meetings ...
The Top Commander for U.S. Forces in Africa Was Asked if China and Russia Are Involved in the Recent Wave of Coups
General Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is well known for his oft-stated concern about China's presence in Africa and the destabilizing role that he feels Beijing plays on the continent. So, when journalist Simon Ateba, the Washington, D.C. ...
Howard W. French on the Similarities (and Differences) Between the Soviet Union’s Advances in Africa and China’s Engagement Today
Author and journalist Howard W. French prompted a lively discussion on Twitter this week following the publication of his weekly World Politics Review column that drew parallels between the Soviet Union's embrace of Africa during the Cold War with China's present-day engagement. ...
South Africa Pharmaceutical Regulator Says It Won’t Be Bullied Into Approving Chinese and Russian Vaccines
Officials from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) say they will not be bullied or intimidated to approve Chinese or Russian COVID-19 vaccines. The South African government is coming under mounting criticism for its failures to provide sufficient vaccines ...