Trump echoes views of ‘last person he speaks to’
It will take a lot of hypocrisy and a massive campaign of perpetual flattery for the old Nato countries to keep Trump on side for that long while simultaneously
By Gwynne Dyer
Aug. 22, 2025
S&P 500 surges in 2025: Navigating record highs, geopolitics, and strategic portfolio moves
The S&P 500 Index has defied expectations, delivering a powerful 10.19% year-to-date return as of August 13, 2025.
By Isaac Jonas
Aug. 17, 2025
Quantum computing redefining tech, economies and security
Quantum computing could widen the global tech divide or, with foresight, empower African innovation
By Naison Bangure
Jul. 11, 2025
Trump-era elections in Anglosphere
The threat of annexation by the United States is existential for French-speakers, who would be only a minuscule fraction (2,6%) of the enlarged country’s population
By Gwynne Dyer
Apr. 25, 2025
Trump smashes the system
The US share of global trade will drop further, and everybody else will get on with their lives.
By Gwynne Dyer
Apr. 11, 2025
Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner in Belarus election scorned by the West as a sham
Election officials said turnout was 85.7% in the election, in which 6.9 million people were eligible to vote.
By Reuters
Jan. 27, 2025
Gold prices ease from one-week high as US dollar strengthens
The U.S. dollar rebounded after hitting a one-week low. A stronger U.S. currency makes bullion more expensive for overseas buyers. [USD/]
By Reuters
Nov. 20, 2024
More than Putin’s clever route back to the centre of global affairs?
Unsurprisingly, Ukraine and some Western players have taken objection to Guterres’ attendance at the BRICS summit.
By Ronald Chipaike and Emmanuel Matambo
Oct. 27, 2024
‘Mnangagwa didn’t say Zambia a security threat’
He also suggested that the military co-operation between the two countries could pose a security threat to Zimbabwe and the broader region.
By Staff Reporter
Jun. 29, 2024
