African and International Relations Analyst, Nana Yaw Mireku, has called on Ghana to uphold its sovereignty and prioritise its national interest in the face of intensifying global power struggles, particularly involving the United States, Iran, and Israel.

Speaking on JoyNews’ News Desk on Monday, 16 June 2025, Mr Mireku underscored the complexity of modern geopolitics and urged policymakers to avoid simplistic interpretations of international conflicts.

“By and large, we need to understand the geopolitics of the day,” he stated.

“Just like the Russia-Ukraine war, which some see as a conflict between those two countries, many experts argue it is ultimately a proxy war between the United States and Russia.”

Commenting on tensions in the Middle East, Mr Mireku noted that while the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump publicly distanced itself from certain military actions against Iran, available evidence suggests those decisions were authorised at the highest levels.

“All indications point to the fact that these actions were approved or confirmed by Donald Trump himself, even though his administration tried to disassociate from them,” he said.
Mr Mireku warned that the current geopolitical climate means countries that do not openly align with Israel risk facing diplomatic pushback from the United States.

“What this means is that countries which do not support Israel are likely to receive some form of backlash from the United States. That helps explain the recent tensions between the U.S. and Ghana over Ghana’s stance on some of these international issues,” he explained.

He, however, stressed that Ghana must be allowed to make foreign policy decisions that reflect its own national priorities.

“If Ghana's Foreign Minister suggests taking a different stance, then that is within Ghana’s rights. It’s about our national interest,” he said.

“We only have to play in such a way that we are not seen as being biased in a certain instance. But that does not mean that we cannot take our own position.”

Mr Mireku concluded by emphasising that the primary driver of Ghana’s foreign policy must always be the welfare of its people. “What is for our benefit is what we do as a country,” he affirmed.