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Trump and the shifting paradigm
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Diplomacy is not ‘The Apprentice’, Donald
The blunt approach taken by Donald ‘The Apprentice’ Trump is getting results – but true diplomacy with lasting solutions must be a lot more…
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The exchange … with the Brenthurst Foundation’s Greg Mills
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Trump the transactional: A dangerous relief
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US envoy Brigety leaves South Africa with hope – and a warning
The US ambassador on South Africans ‘finding each other’, the price of being free, and constructive international relations. But no word on the Lady…
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