South African Institute of International Affairs
25th AU Summit: Political Risk and FDI in Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 7th July 2015 The signing of the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (TFTA) two weeks ago in Egypt between three of Africa’s major economic blocs COMESA, the EAC and... →
Climate Geopolitics: an opportunity for Africa to become a trailblazer? 
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 6th July 2015 Ahead of the UN Conference of Parties (COP 21) meeting in December 2015, which it is hoped will deliver a universal, legally binding climate... →
The BRICS Academic Forum: A preview of issues for the 2015 BRICS Summit
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 2nd July 2015 Some five weeks ago I attended the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) Academic Forum in Moscow as part of the South African delegation.... →
Rapid response an elusive political project?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 24th June 2015 At the conclusion of the 25th African Union summit last week, African leaders committed again to fully operationalise an African Standby Force by... →
Bashir, immunity, impunity and South Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 17th June 2015 As I write this, President al-Bashir has left the country. He should never have risked coming and the South African government should have... →
Presidential term limits: a new African foreign policy challenge
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 15th June 2015 The January 2015, 24th Summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa validated ‘Agenda 2063: The Africa we want’ as a guiding document to a... →
What can the African Union do to foster health development on the continent?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 10th June 2015 The focus for this year’s African Union (AU) Summit – being held on 14 and 15 June 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa – is the 'Year of Women... →
Effective Governance Central to Unlocking the Potential of the Blue Economy
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 9th June 2015 The global economy loses $50 billion every year as a result of poor management of global fish stocks. That figure doesn’t tell the full story of... →
The importance of protecting the globe’s most important ecological assets
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 5th June 2015 Every year, the United Nations Environment Programme celebrates the World Environment Day on 5 June to raise awareness about environmental issues,... →
What came first: the chicken or the leg? 
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 3rd June 2015 On the sidelines of this week’s OECD meetings in Paris, South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies and US Trade Representative Mike... →