Since 1993, SAJIA has offered original and review articles from varied sources, under the auspices of the award-winning South African Institute of International Affairs. It is currently published four times annually, by Routledge of Taylor & Francis.
The SAJIA International Editorial Advisory Board includes Amitav Acharya, Faten Aggad-Clerx, Chris Alden, Daniel Bach, Oladiran Bello, Fantu Cheru, John Dugard, Mervyn Frost, Jorge Heine, Alfredo Tjiurimo Hengari, Thierry de Montbrial, Laurie Nathan, Maxi Schoeman, André de Mello e Souza, John Stremlau, Anthoni Van Nieuwkerk and Alex Vines.
SAJIA Volume 32.4 is available to read on the Taylor and Francis website. Several articles are free to view through February 2026, and others are open access. This special issue marks 30 years of South African democracy and reflects on the evolution, challenges, and future trajectory of South African foreign policy in a volatile global landscape. Bringing together insights from leading scholars and practitioners, it examines the country’s strategic positioning, its role in peace and security, and the impact of domestic politics on its international engagement. The issue highlights South Africa’s efforts to balance non-alignment with coalition governance, its contributions to African agency, and its ongoing – if inconsistent – pursuit of principled, reformist diplomacy amid rising geopolitical tensions and shifting global alliances. A number of informative and thought-provoking book reviews are included.
South African foreign policy at 30 years: Non-alignment in a volatile world
Marcel Nagar and Lisa Otto
From apartheid to advocacy: South Africa’s foreign policy journey over the last 30 years
Suzanne Graham, Zenani Tshangela, Yeshanti Narismulu and Tebatso Mamabolo
South Africa’s non-alignment posture under the GNU: Still seeking multipolarity amid great power rivalry?
Lisa Otto and Marcel Nagar
South Africa’s role in global peace and security: Thirty years of conflict resolution and a post-2024 foreign policy strategy
Tinashe Sithole
A preliminary analysis of South Africa’s role in resolving the Gaza conflict through the ICJ: A legitimacy theory perspective
Abdurrahman Abdurrahman, Dody S. Truna, Yeni Huriani and Acep Aripudin
Reflecting on the African Peace Mission (APM) to Ukraine and Russia
Phillip Apuuli Kasaija
Election 2024: Countdown to Coalition, by Collette Schulz-Herzenberg & Roger Southall (eds), Jacana Media, 2024
Reviewed by Sanet Solomon
Tipping Point: Turmoil or Reform? South Africa’s Political Economy after 2024, by Raymond Parsons, Jacana Media, 2024
Reviewed by Anthony Bizos
Key Issues in African Diplomacy: Developments and Achievements, by Jo-Ansie van Wyk & Sven Botha (eds), Bristol University Press, 2024
Reviewed by Dr Zimkhita Manyana
The Foreign Policy and Intervention Behaviour of Africa’s Middle Powers: An Analytic Eclecticism Approach, by Olamuyiwa Babatunde Amao
Reviewed by Dr Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon
