The Foreign Policy of Senegal Since 2000
After President Abdoulaye Wade became president of Senegal in 2000 some apparent changes in Senegalese foreign policy could be discerned. This paper considers the extent to which that policy changed under his administration. It examines significant trends in the foreign policy of Senegal; the role played in them by national institutions; and the domestic and international political backdrop.
Resource geopolitics fuelling external rivalry in the CAR
The South African deployment in the Central African Republic (CAR) which created a political firestorm at home, came to a precipitous end when President Zuma announced the forces’ withdrawal on 3 April.
La Politique Etrangere du Sénégal Depuis 2000
On a pu observer, suite à l’élection, en 2000, du Président Abdoulaye Wade, au Sénégal, quelques changements manifestes dans la politique étrangère du pays.
Le Sénégal de Wade Face a la Guinée-Bissau: Paysfrère, Tuteur ou Hégémon?
A cause du conflit de basse intensité qui affecte son sud casamançais, le Sénégal doit prêter une attention particulière à la Guinée-Bissau qui lui est frontalière.
From Non-indifference to Responsibility while Protecting: Brazil’s Diplomacy and the Search for Global Norms
Brazil has traditionally based its foreign policy on the principle of non-intervention in the affairs of other states.
Can member states develop a meaningful trade agenda?
‘Don’t talk to me about giblets,’ International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane reportedly said during last week’s BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) business summit. This remark reveals several things about the nature of the BRICS forum, and co-operation on trade matters in particular.
Corporate Governance of State-Owned Extractive Companies: What Uganda Can Learn From Norway
The Petroleum Bills of 2012 provide for the creation of a national oil company (NOC) in Uganda.
Unpacking South Africa’s BRICS in Africa equation
In a move that has generated much excitement, South Africa has invited representatives from various African continental institutions, including regional economic blocs to the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit (26-27 March 2013).
BRICS FDI: A Preliminary View
Trade among the BRICS countries has shown progressive growth over the past decade.
2013 BRICS Youth Communique: The Proposed BRICS Development Bank
On 16 March 2013 SAIIA brought together outstanding South African high school learners to host their own model BRICS Summit to discuss the creation of the BRICS Development Bank. Each school represented one of the five BRICS countries in a special negotiation session that resulted in the creation of a BRICS Youth Communiqué.