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| Full Title | Inside South Africa’s Foreign Policy Diplomacy in Africa from Smuts to Mbeki 1st Edition |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | John Siko |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| ISBN | 9780857735799, 9781784537364, 9781780768311 |
| Publisher | I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd |
| Format | PDF and EPUB |
South Africa is still the major-player in African diplomacy, its military resources far outstripping those of other nations on the continent. It also has traditionally taken the lead role in Africa’s united negotiations with other power blocs. Yet the recent consensus has been that South Africa’s diplomacy over the last decades has been a disappointing failure – from appearing to back the controversial Mugabe regime to accusations that it is failing to utilize its position to encourage Chinese investment. John Siko has had insider access to the corridors of power in South Africa, and, with access to the major political players, charts the inability of South Africa to develop a coherent policy over the last four decades. In particular, he reveals the tight grip Mbeki has over foreign policy, to the detriment of SA’s standing in the world, and argues South Africa’s isolationist style of policy making has not changed enough after Mandela’s election in 1994.
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Access Inside South Africa’s Foreign Policy Diplomacy in Africa from Smuts to Mbeki 1st Edition Now. Discount up to 90%
| Full Title | Inside South Africa’s Foreign Policy Diplomacy in Africa from Smuts to Mbeki 1st Edition |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | John Siko |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| ISBN | 9780857723710, 9781784537364 |
| Publisher | I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd |
| Format | PDF and EPUB |
South Africa is a major player in African diplomacy. Its economic, diplomatic and military resources far outstrip those of other nations on the continent, and it has, since the country’s 1994 democratic transition, sought to take a lead role in the continent’s relations with other power blocs, particularly during the 1999-2008 presidency of Thabo Mbeki. While Mbeki’s push for greater African engagement in the global political sphere drew widespread praise, other positions-notably its seeming inaction toward Zimbabwe and perceived abandonment of its stated emphasis on human rights in foreignpolicy-were more controversial, both at home and abroad. John Siko has had insider access to South Africa’s leading foreign policy players, and has been able to ask why Pretoria has taken its various stances and who has mattered in influencing those decisions, a topic little examined since 1994. In addition, he examines the foreign policy process over the past century, determining that despite ANC promises of greater democratic engagement on foreign policy, the process has changed quite little.
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