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SA foreign policy must balance constitutional values and national interest

SA foreign policy must balance constitutional values and national interest

by admins | 25 May 2023 | Democracy, Development, Foreign Policy, Governance, South Africa

South Africa’s foreign policy seems rife with confusion and lack of principle. Capacity in the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has deteriorated in recent years as the country stumbles from one crisis response to the next. This is publicly...
How the Ukraine war ends, and implications for Africa

How the Ukraine war ends, and implications for Africa

by admins | 19 Apr 2023 | Democracy, Foreign Policy, Futures

The war in Ukraine and the related intensified competition between the United States (US) and China loom over every international relations discussion. How might the war end, and how will these scenarios affect Africa? Projections for the next 20 years by...
China vs the West: a contest that will hurt Africa’s future

China vs the West: a contest that will hurt Africa’s future

by admins | 7 Nov 2022 | Democracy, Development, Foreign Policy, Futures

A new long-term scenario analysis confirms that China will overtake the United States (US) as the most powerful country in the world by mid-century. The West, comprising the US and the European Union (EU), cannot constrain China’s momentum towards great power status....
Zelensky’s adapt or die message should spur Security Council reform

Zelensky’s adapt or die message should spur Security Council reform

by admins | 14 Apr 2022 | Foreign Policy, Governance, United Nations

When Ukraine’s bold President Volodymyr Zelensky told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to question its own purpose, he put the spotlight on a thorny geopolitical issue that stands in the way of international peace and security. The UN has been impotent over...
Africa holds the answers to Europe’s wartime energy crisis

Africa holds the answers to Europe’s wartime energy crisis

by admins | 22 Mar 2022 | Development, Economics, Foreign Policy

The European Commission’s REPowerEU plan is to reduce demand for Russian gas by two-thirds in 2022 and make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels by 2030. In 2021 the European Union (EU) imported 155 billion cubic metres of natural gas from Russia, close to 40%...
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