Beyond Traditional Diplomacy: How Strategic Foresight is Reshaping Africa-Europe Climate and Energy Cooperation
The Futures Dialogue highlighted a growing awareness that traditional diplomacy is increasingly inadequate in addressing the deep-rooted, long-term crises confronting our world.
The BRICS Expanded: Shaped by – or Shaping – the Global Order?
The expanded BRICS membership strengthens its goal to represent the Global South and boosts its economic and demographic influence in creating alternative institutions.
Has South Africa Overtaken Nigeria as Africa’s Giant?
Nigeria’s silence in the global community contrasts markedly with South Africa’s vibrancy, begging us to ask if Pretoria’s influence has eclipsed Abuja’s regional leadership.
Securing Africa’s Future: Ring-Fencing Development Financing in an Era of Security-Focused Economic Policy
In the face of Africa’s development challenges and the mismatch between long-term needs and short-term pressures, ring-fencing development expenditures offers a viable solution to secure sustainable financing for growth.
Middle Power Lawfare: South Africa, International Justice and the Gaza Crisis
The intensification of violence in Gaza following Hamas’s 7 October 2023 Al Aqsa Flood attack and Israel’s military response prompted a broader reassessment of global diplomacy.
The Road Ahead is Steep But Not Insurmountable: How South Africa’s G20 Can Still Deliver for Debt and Development
The global economy has slowed and become less supportive of developing countries, leaving African nations increasingly reliant on international markets to fill the gap in their development financing needs.
A National Dialogue for All: Transforming South Africa Through Inclusive Participation
Turning the national dialogue into a futures dialogue can mark the beginning of a new social contract that becomes a continual social renewal ecosystem in South Africa.
Mozambique: More Repression Will Reverberate at Home and Abroad
Mozambique’s post-election crisis – marked by political unrest, weakened institutions and growing public discontent – is fueling instability at home and creating ripple effects across Southern Africa.
Towards Just Resource Exploitation in a Green Transition
The global surge in demand for minerals that are vital to the energy transition presents both a significant opportunity and a critical governance challenge for Africa.
South Africa’s National Dialogue and the Role of Participatory Futures for Transformative Ecosystems
The National Dialogue should establish living labs – local experiments that bring participatory futures to life and grow systemic alternatives from conversation to transformation.