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Editorial: The ANC buys itself (more) time

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Editorial | 4 Sep 2020 | Mail & Guardian There is a truth in politics: this crisis will pass, and people will be distracted by the next one. Just survive this moment, and you will escape accountability.   This is a universal playbook, and the ANC knows it by heart.  But Covid-19 has shifted something in South Africa. The ANC, so used to pulling someone out of … [Read more...] about Editorial: The ANC buys itself (more) time

Kenyan cops cash in on Covid-19

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Muthoni Gitonga |5 Sep 2020 | Mail & Guardian On Wednesday August 26 at 7.10am, I was arrested and became a guest of the Kenyan state for about an hour. I was picked up outside our estate gate in Nairobi as I was about to begin my weekly run. I didn’t have my mask on because it worsens clouding on my spectacles and hampers breathing. Often, I wear one or tuck it … [Read more...] about Kenyan cops cash in on Covid-19

The End of Hope in the Middle East

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The region has always had problems—but it’s now almost past the point of recovery. STEVEN A. COOK | SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 | Foreign Policy Summer always seems to be the cruelest season in the Middle East. The examples include the June 1967 war, Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982, the hijacking of Trans World Airlines Flight 847 in 1985, Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait … [Read more...] about The End of Hope in the Middle East

The Ideology Delusion

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America’s Competition With China Is Not About Doctrine However natural China’s aspirations may be, the United States has a very clear, primary interest in preventing China from attaining them. This interest is cardinal for Americans: the ability to trade and otherwise economically engage with Asia. The United States simply cannot afford to be excluded from (or seriously … [Read more...] about The Ideology Delusion