John Matisonn

John Matisonn | Iran ceasefire: Trump’s Islamabad test

John Matisonn | Iran ceasefire: Trump’s Islamabad test

Donald Trump faces the greatest test of his career – persuading Americans that his history-shattering blunder was brilliance, that he won a war while actually giving the enemy everything they asked...

09 Apr

John Matisonn | A world on edge: How Trump’s Iran gamble triggered the escalation trap

06 Apr

John Matisonn | Trump is dangerous – is SA’s palling up with repressive Iran worth it?

08 Jan

John Matisonn | Stop thinking we’re special: SA must follow Canada’s anti-Trump playbook

John Matisonn | Stop thinking we’re special: SA must follow Canada’s anti-Trump playbook

02 Jan

John Matisonn | Does new Trump policy prove Rasool right?

John Matisonn | Does new Trump policy prove Rasool right?

16 Dec 2025

John Matisonn | Is BEE a ‘non-tariff trade barrier’?

John Matisonn | Is BEE a ‘non-tariff trade barrier’?

10 Jul 2025

John Matisonn | Nothing unites a country like a common foe

John Matisonn | Nothing unites a country like a common foe

10 Feb 2025

John Matisonn | Trump eclipses Biden before he even starts the job

John Matisonn | Trump eclipses Biden before he even starts the job

18 Jan 2025

John Matisonn | Facing up to Trump’s comeback

John Matisonn | Facing up to Trump’s comeback

17 Dec 2024

John Matisonn | Trump took Harris’ bait

John Matisonn | Trump took Harris’ bait

12 Sep 2024

John Matisonn | Harris gets ex-presidents against Trump

John Matisonn | Harris gets ex-presidents against Trump

24 Aug 2024

John Matisonn | Debate disaster: Ditch Biden?

John Matisonn | Debate disaster: Ditch Biden?

29 Jun 2024

John Matisonn | Will Gaza be Israel's Sharpeville?

Friday Briefing

John Matisonn | Will Gaza be Israel's Sharpeville?

05 Apr 2024

John Matisonn | 2024: When Zuma and Trump run for office to stay out of jail

John Matisonn | 2024: When Zuma and Trump run for office to stay out of jail

19 Dec 2023

John Matisonn | There is a wide-open lane for Roger Jardine

John Matisonn | There is a wide-open lane for Roger Jardine

12 Dec 2023

John Matisonn | The secret sauce to fix SA

John Matisonn | The secret sauce to fix SA

05 Dec 2023

John Matisonn | Time to stop digging… and learn what successful countries do

John Matisonn | Time to stop digging… and learn what successful countries do

18 Nov 2023

John Matisonn | Ramaphosa’s vortex of dangerous foreign currents

John Matisonn | Ramaphosa’s vortex of dangerous foreign currents

21 Jun 2023

John Matisonn | War and Pace: Ramaphosa's strangely timed peace mission in the heat of battle

John Matisonn | War and Pace: Ramaphosa's strangely timed peace mission in the heat of battle

16 Jun 2023

John Matisonn | Putin conundrum: The only way out for SA

John Matisonn | Putin conundrum: The only way out for SA

08 Jun 2023

John Matisonn | Stormy Daniels told the truth, while journalists’ lies cost R14bn

John Matisonn | Stormy Daniels told the truth, while journalists’ lies cost R14bn

22 Apr 2023

John Matisonn | Ramaphosa's bet on China risks overreach

John Matisonn | Ramaphosa's bet on China risks overreach

20 Mar 2023

John Matisonn | The careful plan to take Trump down

John Matisonn | The careful plan to take Trump down

25 Jun 2022

John Matisonn | How the cloud and unmanned weapons changed the nature of war

John Matisonn | How the cloud and unmanned weapons changed the nature of war

08 Jun 2022

John Matisonn | Gun reforms stall, Trump loses Georgia primaries

John Matisonn | Gun reforms stall, Trump loses Georgia primaries

28 May 2022

John Matisonn | Anti-abortion judgment could spur on voters, but Republican landslide still likely

John Matisonn | Anti-abortion judgment could spur on voters, but Republican landslide still likely

07 May 2022

John Matisonn | South Africa in a multipolar world

John Matisonn | South Africa in a multipolar world

27 Apr 2022

John Matisonn | The world sees Zelensky as today’s Mandela, and Putin as Verwoerd

John Matisonn | The world sees Zelensky as today’s Mandela, and Putin as Verwoerd

11 Apr 2022

John Matisonn | Has Putin finally miscalculated?

John Matisonn | Has Putin finally miscalculated?

28 Feb 2022

John Matisonn | Ukraine-Russia: We're on brink of an unnecessary war, we should invoke Madiba's name

John Matisonn | Ukraine-Russia: We're on brink of an unnecessary war, we should invoke Madiba's name

24 Feb 2022

John Matisonn | Joe Biden, one year later: On the ropes

John Matisonn | Joe Biden, one year later: On the ropes

21 Jan 2022

John Matisonn | Destruction of Parliament comes at a low point in our trust in govt

John Matisonn | Destruction of Parliament comes at a low point in our trust in govt

08 Jan 2022

John Matisonn | Will Trump be prosecuted before mid-term elections?

John Matisonn | Will Trump be prosecuted before mid-term elections?

01 Jan 2022

John Matisonn | Putin is right about NATO: Declassified US documents show

John Matisonn | Putin is right about NATO: Declassified US documents show

25 Dec 2021

John Matisonn | Liz Cheney floats criminal charge against Trump

John Matisonn | Liz Cheney floats criminal charge against Trump

18 Dec 2021

John Matisonn | Trump's green light as Biden's democracy summit fizzles

John Matisonn | Trump's green light as Biden's democracy summit fizzles

11 Dec 2021

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