South African Institute of International Affairs
East Africa: Marine-based ‘blue economies’ offer massive potential
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 24th May 2019 Developing ocean-based resources in areas such as fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, transport and ports, mining and energy, could generate... →
Notes from ’94: Remembering South Africa’s first democratic elections
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 29th April 2019 On the 27 April 1994 some friends and I decided to vote at a polling station in Soweto. In South Africa’s first democratic election, voters could... →
Views on South Africa’s contribution to global affairs over the last 25 years
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 29th April 2019 It’s been 25 years since South Africa re-joined the international community. In that period, the country has been prominent in helping craft global... →
BAPA+40: Learning from the Global South
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 20th March 2019 One word to describe the current state of multilateralism is ‘contested’. Within existing international institutions, like the United Nations,... →
African peer review: progress is being made, but there are problems
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 18th March 2019 There was great excitement and hype when the African Peer Review Mechanism was launched 16 years ago. This was because it presented an innovative... →
Think beyond, live within: What to expect from the 4th UN Environmental Assembly
13th March 2019 Approximately 4 000 people will gather in Nairobi this week (11-15 March) to attend the fourth session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly... →
BRICS energy cooperation: Why Russia and South Africa still need each other
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 28th February 2019 While the controversial $76-billion nuclear energy deal between South Africa and Russia is off the cards, the country — and by extension, the... →
Kagame’s AU reforms will struggle to survive without him
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 26th February 2019 The year 2018 was a frenetic one for Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who doubled as chair of the African Union. He was the driving force behind the... →
Towards healthy ecosystems in 2019
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 17th January 2019 I spent the early part of December 2018 in Katowice, Poland, witnessing the complex discussions on climate change unfold at COP24. This was my... →
The road ahead for the DRC
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 15th January 2019 Félix Tshisekedi’s apparent victory in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-postponed presidential election should be a cause for celebration,... →
