Inside South Africa’s Foreign Policy

Diplomacy in Africa from Smuts to Mbeki

John Siko (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2016
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78453-736-4 (ISBN)

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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.

John Siko joined the US State Department in 2000. He has worked on Southern African political issues throughout his career as an analyst and diplomat, serving in Pretoria (2004-2006) and Cape Town (2008-2011). He is, in addition, an adjunct professor at Georgetown and George Washington Universities in Washington DC. John also holds BA and MA degrees from the George Washington University in Washington DC, and he is a term member of the US Council on Foreign Relations. He lives in DC

Chapter 1: Understanding South African Foreign Policymaking7

Chapter 2: A Brief History of South African Foreign Policy15

Chapter 3: Public Opinion and Pressure Groups 34

Chapter 4: The Press48

Chapter 5: Academia61

Chapter 6: Business87

Chapter 7: Parliament102

Chapter 8: Ruling Parties115

Chapter 9: Government Departments126

Chapter 10: The Prime Minister and President143

Chapter 11: Conclusion—Room, But Not Willingness, for Engagement158

Bibliography162

Appendix: List of Interviews186

Endnotes

Erscheinungsdatum	16.07.2016
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	380 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-78453-736-5 / 1784537365
ISBN-13	978-1-78453-736-4 / 9781784537364
Zustand	Neuware