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South Africa is arguably best placed to meet the demands on permanent security council members and can play a constructive role in pushing the African agenda.
China’s interests in Africa stretch back decades.
Both countries are committed to what will be the first dialogue since 2021 when China suspended talks over the “belt and road initiative”.
Mongolia has worked hard to craft friendly relations across the globe. But geography means that Russia and China still retain a strong influence.
The African private sector must play a more active role in advocating for the continent’s interests in discussions with China, the world’s second largest economy.
The past eight Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summits, since 2000, have not resulted in mutual gain, particularly in trade and industrialisation for Africa.
Organised crime has taken root in the Pacific and many countries are struggling to respond.
One of the world’s most secretive states, North Korea, has resumed its ‘sports diplomacy’ at Paris 2024.
Successor to slain Palestinian negotiator is a hardliner who resides in Gaza’s tunnels and has no realistic chance of being in Doha for talks.
Leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party died on July 19, 2024. Among those who paid tribute was US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The lead protagonists, Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, seem unwilling to reconcile. Personal mediation is required.
What will our daily lives be like in 50 years’ time? What will our challenges be? Scientific data and analysis are essential, and municipal diplomacy is the key to sharing knowledge.
The Wikileaks founder will return to Australia after years behind bars and in exile. What happens now?
The hope is for pragmatism to drive a transition process. Obsessive adherence to ideological preferences will not build national unity or a sound foreign policy.
African states won new power when they demanded New Zealand withdraw because of their rugby tour of apartheid South Africa.
Cuban has yo-yoed on and off the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. Is the Biden administration changing that?
The Albanese government has announced a new sports diplomacy strategy but what is it, and why is it needed?
Meetings with Joe Biden and Donald Trump suggest Japan is hedging over the outcome of the US election.
Anthony Albanese will trek the Kokoda track on Tuesday and Wednesday, before attending the Anzac Day Dawn Service. The trek is a favourite with politicians.
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Melissa Conley Tyler is a Friend of The Conversation.Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne
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