// Global Analysis Archive
South Africa has opened an inquiry into claims that its military allowed Iran to join BRICS naval drills despite President Ramaphosa’s reported instruction to exclude Tehran. The episode sharpens US-South Africa tensions, exposes potential civilian oversight weaknesses, and highlights growing divisions within BRICS over security cooperation.
China is using the first Africa-hosted G20 to elevate Global South development priorities, pairing infrastructure cooperation with green transformation while reinforcing multilateral governance narratives. Uncertainty around US participation and disputes over a leaders’ declaration risk weakening consensus and limiting concrete deliverables.
South Africa has opened an inquiry into claims that its military allowed Iran to join BRICS naval drills despite President Ramaphosa’s reported instruction to exclude Tehran. The episode sharpens US-South Africa tensions, exposes potential civilian oversight weaknesses, and highlights growing divisions within BRICS over security cooperation.
China is using the first Africa-hosted G20 to elevate Global South development priorities, pairing infrastructure cooperation with green transformation while reinforcing multilateral governance narratives. Uncertainty around US participation and disputes over a leaders’ declaration risk weakening consensus and limiting concrete deliverables.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-86 | South Africa’s BRICS Naval Drills Trigger US Backlash and a Civil-Military Test Over Iran | South Africa | 2026-01-23 | 3 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-20 | Johannesburg G20: Africa’s First Summit Tests Global South Agenda—and US Commitment | G20 | 2026-01-19 | 1 | ACCESS » |