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Pro-government supporters wave Iranian flags during a rally in a square in western Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
DONALD TRUMP

US’s ‘new’ 15‑point plan is a sign that it fears it is losing the war

The US and Israel may win battles. But they may be losing the war that matters: legitimacy, stability and long-term influence

  • Bamo Nouri
  • Inderjeet Parmar
7 min read
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ARMS

South Africa’s arms export regulator sleeps, as world goes to war

A crisis at the NCACC heightens the risk that South Africa will export weapons without proper scrutiny, in violation of its international legal obligations

  • Michael Marchant
6 min read
President Donald Trump listens to a question during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Secretary of State Marco Rubio watches. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
CORRUPTION

Has Trump de-fenestrated international law in Venezuela?

What does it mean that US President Donald Trump ordered an operation that toppled the Venezuelan government and abducted its president, Nicolás Maduro – an act that would…

  • Tim Cohen
7 min read