Donald Trump, to the chagrin of many, is firmly re-established in the White House. The day before the election, The Economist predicted a Kamala Harris win, but its model appeared to be overly sensitive to small-sample...
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US power remains the determining feature of geopolitics in 2024 and beyond
The United States remains the most powerful country in the world in terms of "hard power"—economic and military might. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (the final value of goods and services produced within one year)...
Maroleng makes strategic recommendations to the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs
MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON - Chris Maroleng, International Chief Executive Officer of Good Governance Africa, has proposed a set of recommendations to the US House of Representatives Committee on...
China’s hard landing and the energy revolution dilemma
The world is awash with talk of net zero, low-carbon growth, and dreams of a circular economy. Renewable energy technology and electric vehicles are at the forefront of such dreams. Desirable and laudable dreams they...
BRICS: A conflicted but emerging new centre of global power
By Siseko Maposa & Mxolisi Zondo South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced that BRICS decided to admit Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates as permanent...
New BRICS+ bound to hit a wall?
On 24 August, coinciding with a controversial election being held in neighbouring Zimbabwe, the latest BRICS summit concluded in Johannesburg. The BRIC acronym was originally coined by Goldman Sachs economist Jim...
