Ian Taylor and Tim Zajontz analyse how China’s Belt and Road Initiative threatens to perpetuate Africa’s marginalisation from the global economy, rather than foster its integration; Jo-Ansie van Wyk proffers an investigation into South Africa’s diplomatic lobbying tactics by studying Dlamini-Zuma’s candidature as chairperson of the African Union Commission; Buntu Siwisa suggests how the BRICS’ development agencies could be used to promote state-building in Zimbabwe; and Noele Crossley seeks to explain inconsistency in international human protection practice through a comparative case study of Kenya and Libya. For the full line-up of the issue, please see below.
Original articles
In a fix: Africa’s place in the Belt and Road Initiative and the reproduction of dependency
By Ian Taylor and Tim Zajontz
Forging state-building through BRICS: Remodelling South Africa’s foreign policy approach on Zimbabwe
By Buntu Siwisa
By Jo-Ansie van Wyk
‘Zimbabwe is open for business’: Aspects of post-Mugabe economic diplomacy
By Musiwaro Ndakaripa
By Simbarashe Tavuyanago
Explaining inconsistency: Motive, intent, and the practice of human protection
By Noele Crossley
A strategic framework to expand South Africa’s services trade
By Susara J. Jansen van Rensburg, Wilma Viviers, Ali Parry, Martin Cameron, and Sonja Grater
Book reviews
Triple Axis: Iran’s Relations with Russia and China
Reviewed by Yolanda K Spies
Researching South–South Development Cooperation: The Politics of Knowledge Production
Reviewed by Joonhwa Cho
Africa and the World: Navigating Shifting Geopolitics
Reviewed by Anthoni van Nieuwkerk
Vital Signs: Health Security in South Africa
Reviewed by Dr Aslam KA Dasoo
Trumped: Emerging Powers in a Post-American World
Reviewed by John Stremlau
