The controversy regarding President Vladimir Putin’s participation in the BRICS Summit at Johannesburg due to an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court highlights the geopolitical overtones and inadequacies of the ICC in the contemporary world.
The paradox of South Africa being formally neutral on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, yet parallelly deepening military relationship with Russia, is continuing to strain US–South Africa relations.
India’s participation in mini-lateral frameworks together with the US and its West Asian allies has been a transformative development in its West Asia policy.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s May 2023 electoral victory reinforces the dominance of political Islam in Turkiye’s politics, despite economic crises.
Israel–Hamas Conflict and the Cyber Realm
Hamas and its affiliates, along with other hacktivist groups, have conducted numerous cyber operations against Israeli targets.