Southern Africa

There is much with the Biden administration’s approach to Africa, beginning with its much-ballyhooed but ultimately disappointing U.S. Strategy Towards Sub-Saharan Africa document, which, once one got past the seemingly...

After several weeks observing the Omicron COVID-19 strain, the World Health Organization has warned that it had spread far more quickly than previous strains, including the Delta variant in the...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Unlike most variants of the MAG, which feed from loose belts (or a mounted “nutsack” in the case of the M240), the MG3 features a...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The best cannon is the one that isn’t pointed at you. Editor’s Note: Please see previous works on historical weapons and battles, including 5 Tanks That Changed History, Top...

Swaziland, a small landlocked country in Southern Africa, has a knack for making the news, and, more often than not, for the wrong reasons. However, a financial crisis in 2011...

Editor’s Note: Please see previous works on historical weapons and battles, including 5 Tanks That Changed History, Top Five Naval Battles of All Time, The Five Deadliest Weapons of World...

What’s in a name? Place names often change, and those changes stem from a tangle of politics and language. A fun tool from Google, the Ngram Viewer, lets us watch...

In his article entitled “The Mandela Myth,” Professor R.W. Johnson, in my respectful view, focused a bit too much on the negative regarding the late Nelson Mandela. A better title...

While the American news media recently focused on “the handshake” between President Obama and Raúl Castro, it is worth pondering why the organizers of Nelson Mandela’s memorial service invited Raúl...

As a matter of intent, justice, legality, and morality, the recent decision by the American Studies Association to boycott Israeli academic institutions is a righteous action. The problem that the...

How best to appreciate the huge world-wide acclaim for Nelson Mandela, the endless eulogies from politicians, TV and film stars, politicians, and other celebrities? The beginning of wisdom is to...

Since China forayed into African markets in the mid-2000s there has been ongoing speculation surrounding what China is doing in Africa, how it is doing it, and why. In media...