South African Institute of International Affairs
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,... →
Global perspectives: G20 leaders summit
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 7th December 2018 Council of Councils global perspectives roundups gather opinions from experts on major international developments. In this edition, members of five... →
The G20’s Africa problem
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 4th December 2018 Although the G20 has made a limited effort to broaden its engagement with Africa in recent years, it has yet to include Africans in discussions of... →
The SA-EU Strategic Partnership Summit: correcting the compass needle
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 15th November 2018 South Africa and the European Union will meet on 15 November in Brussels for the seventh Summit of the SA-EU Strategic Partnership. It is a... →
We need a flexible world order
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 26th October 2018 A geopolitical transition is underway. The post-1945 liberal world order is fracturing and failing to deliver on critical global public goods such... →
Here’s how SA can tackle homelessness
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 15th October 2018 A walk through Johannesburg’s metropolitan area highlights the glaring reality of homelessness in South Africa. Reasons for why and how people... →
Mandela and military force: the moment dictated the means
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 5th October 2018 In the winter of 1998 Lesotho was roiled by protests after a controversial election. Frustrated opposition parties, which won only a single... →
Reviving regional momentum
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 24th August 2018 Following the 38th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit which took place on 17-18 August 2018 in Namibia, questions around the... →
South Africa’s role in the lion bone trade: a neglected story
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 23rd August 2018 Africa’s wild lion population is estimated to be between 20,000 and 30,000. Researchers have good reason to believe that the real number is closer... →
Anticipation builds around Zimbabwe’s elections
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 2nd July 2018 President Emmerson Mnangagwa literally looms large above the bustling streets of Harare: his smiling face beams down from giant billboards all over... →