The Geopolitics of Energy in the Post-COVID-19 Era
South Africa’s engagement with the EU in the realm of energy and geopolitics requires strategic navigation of tension points, the pursuit of a more equitable partnership and the adoption of multi-bilateral approaches.
Systemic Innovations for South Africa’s Energy Futures: Draft Strategic Framework
By engaging with complexity, harnessing the power of leverage points and advocating for strategic interventions, South Africa can position itself as a trailblazer in the global pursuit of just and equitable energy transitions.
The Impact of the CBAM on African Economies and the Role of the AfCFTA
While the CBAM is primarily advocated as a mechanism to level the playing field for the EU’s domestic industry, its loftier goal is to enhance global climate ambitions by encouraging countries to strengthen their domestic decarbonisation policies.
Empowering Youth Voices: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
The South African Youth Gender Action Plan is a youth-driven policy framework that provides a roadmap for addressing gender-based violence and creating gender-inclusive spaces.
Q&A: Nerissa Muthayan on Brazil, South Africa and the Just Transition
SAIIA Research Fellow Nerissa Muthayan recently completed a three-month fellowship in Brazil at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea).
Strengthening Africa’s Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Through Enhanced Policy Coherence and Coordinated Action
In response to these vulnerabilities and impacts, it is essential that African countries develop adaptation and resilience building strategies to support their vulnerable farmers and agriculturally dependent communities.
SAJIA Vol 30.4 Explores Qatar, Türkiye and the Muslim Brotherhood in the Mena Region, and More
The latest issue of the South African Journal of International Affairs includes several articles on varied topics, including one on the formation of the alliance between Qatar, Türkiye and the Muslim Brotherhood in the Middle East and North African region.
China’s Central Bank Digital Currency: A New Force in African Finance?
As in the case of China, but perhaps even more so across Africa, the potential of CBDCs is immense because they can help address various challenges that the continent has been grappling with for years.
Listening Beyond the Echo Chamber: Emerging Middle Powers Report 2024
A survey of nearly 1,000 experts from three emerging middle powers (India, Brazil and South Africa) as well as from Germany shows that, despite differences among the four countries, there is a common basis for more meaningful engagement and joint approaches for international reform.
Macroeconomic Resilience: The Cases of Senegal and Mali
Senegal and Mali must act quickly to develop their resilience against future crises. This requires implementing countercyclical fiscal and monetary policies and strengthening their trade, industry, human capital and governance performance.