John Siko

Inside South Africa's Foreign Policy

Diplomacy in Africa from Smuts to Mbeki

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Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781784537364
• ISBN-10: 1784537365
• Artikelnr.: 45515648

Autorenporträt

John Siko

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Understanding South African Foreign Policymaking 7 Chapter 2: A
Brief History of South African Foreign Policy 15 Chapter 3: Public Opinion
and Pressure Groups 34 Chapter 4: The Press 48 Chapter 5: Academia 61
Chapter 6: Business 87 Chapter 7: Parliament 102 Chapter 8: Ruling Parties
115 Chapter 9: Government Departments 126 Chapter 10: The Prime Minister
and President 143 Chapter 11: Conclusion-Room, But Not Willingness, for
Engagement 158 Bibliography 162 Appendix: List of Interviews 186 Endnotes