A refreshing approach to the environment

A truly inspiring and uplifting event with international ramifications took place in Johannesburg on Thursday evening, 1 September.
The Spectres of Covert and Unmanned Wars in the Post-9/11 World

There are two seemingly obscure consequences of 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States that do not receive the attention they deserve in public debate.
Reconstructing the Implications of Liberation Struggle History on SADC Mediation in Zimbabwe

Former liberation movements are at the helm of government in Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Angola, South Africa and Tanzania.
Emerging Powers and the Changing Global Environment: Leadership, Norms and Institutions

The rise of economically influential countries from the developing world is still a relatively new area of research, which is receiving increasing focus from international business actors, foreign policymakers and international relations scholars.
Trade Zones: Recommendations for South Africa

South Africa introduced industrial development zones (IDZs) on 1 December 2000 through the Manufacturing Development Act.
Libya: A lost opportunity for the African Union

In life realities on the ground often lay waste to the best-laid plans.
South Africa’s foreign policy objectives: Reviewing the White Paper

Since 1994 the erstwhile Department of Foreign Affairs, renamed International Relations and Co-operation in the wake of the ANC’s 2007 National Conference in the Polokwane, has had a series of strategy documents.
Ahead of COP 17: Focus on the Forests

2011 is the United Nations Year of the Forest.
Walmart in South Africa: Creating Jobs through its Sustainable Fish Policy

Walmart’s investment in South Africa has accounted for numerous headlines during the past months.
The United States, South Africa, and South Africa’s Global Health Agenda

The conference was co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), to exchange perspectives on the U.S.-South Africa bilateral relationship, the evolution of health and development engagement, and South Africa’s emerging global health agenda.