The Green Economy in the G-20, Post-Mexico: Implications for China
Greening economic development has become the consensus in China, although nobody is satisfied with the current situation.
Traditional and Emerging Partners’ Role in African Regional Economic Integration: Issues and Recommendations
Regional integration in Africa is still an active agenda item for African nations and pan-African institutions such as the African Union.
China’s Silent Storm in Sierra Leone
There are many faces to China’s presence in Sierra Leone and its present role there. Chinese investments, ‘gifts’ and trading activities have gone some way to reshaping the stereotype of Beijing as solely an exploiter of Africa’s minerals resources.
Can member states develop a meaningful trade agenda?
‘Don’t talk to me about giblets,’ International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane reportedly said during last week’s BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) business summit. This remark reveals several things about the nature of the BRICS forum, and co-operation on trade matters in particular.
Unpacking South Africa’s BRICS in Africa equation
In a move that has generated much excitement, South Africa has invited representatives from various African continental institutions, including regional economic blocs to the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit (26-27 March 2013).
BRICS FDI: A Preliminary View
Trade among the BRICS countries has shown progressive growth over the past decade.
2013 BRICS Youth Communique: The Proposed BRICS Development Bank
On 16 March 2013 SAIIA brought together outstanding South African high school learners to host their own model BRICS Summit to discuss the creation of the BRICS Development Bank. Each school represented one of the five BRICS countries in a special negotiation session that resulted in the creation of a BRICS Youth Communiqué.
5th Annual BRICS Summit: Not a new case of club diplomacy
There has not been a group of countries who have come together in recent years and quite captured the imagination like the BRICS.
The BRICS and the New World Order: A Beginner’s Guide
As South Africa gears up to host the Fifth Annual BRICS Summit next month, SAIIA has released a comprehensive new BRICS Guide to help observers understand the dynamics at play.
The Role of Public Sentiment and Social Media in the Evolving China–Africa Relationship
The demands of public diplomacy have shifted with the development of social media technologies.