The BRIC Pitfalls and South Africa’s Place in the World
After many efforts of lobbying, South Africa was finally admitted to the exclusive BRIC Forum at its second Summit held in Brazil on the 16 April 2010.
Angola’s star could use a little shine from SA
Not much has been written about Angola since January’s infamous terrorist attack.
All Hands on Deck for Defence at the IBSA Summit: Rethinking South Africa’s Position
The IBSA conference held last week in Brazil provided a useful opportunity to asses the value of this evolving trilateral framework in fostering broad and deep cooperation among the three partners on a variety of fronts.
What’s China’s Aim?
China’s global emergence is overwhelmingly good for the world.
PAP and Peer Review: Enhancing Involvement, Adding Value
Peering the Peers is a collection of contributions from a conference on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) hosted by the Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa (EISA) in Maputo, Mozambique in 2008.
SA risks being left behind in fertile Angola
Africa has become the site of a new era of neo-mercantilism characterised by rivalries between established and new economic powers.
Development Aid for Infrastructure Investment in Africa: Malian Relations with China, the European Commission and the World Bank
This paper compares the terms of a selection of infrastructure aid contracts entered into by the government of Mali with both ‘traditional’ and ‘non-traditional’ donors.
Asian Values and African Choices
The economic rise of Asia has provoked an intermittent intellectual struggle that posits “Asian values” as opposed to Western ways.
Promoting Dialogue on Trade Reform in South Africa: Trade, Industrial Policies and the Exchange Rate (March, 2010)
In South Africa (SA), the economic recession coupled with the strengthening currency has prompted analysts and politicians to debate whether the authorities should leave the rand to be determined by market forces or intervene to manage it.
SA is Squandering International Goodwill through Rudderless Foreign Policy
President Zuma’s state visit to the United Kingdom this week brings welcome respite and prestige to a Presidency under forensic scrutiny, yet it also raises probing questions about South Africa’s international relations policy in the post-Mbeki era.