South African Institute of International Affairs
End of a Cycle? South Africa’s G20 Presidency and the Future of Global Cooperation
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 18th August 2025 South Africa closes the first cycle of G20 presidencies with a call to refocus on development, equality and cooperation amid rising fragmentation... →
Brics Expansion: Adaptive Response or Proactive Restructuring of Global Governance?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 13th August 2025 As Brics evolves from a loosely defined economic grouping into a more structured geopolitical entity, its recent expansion signals a more... →
Why SADC Integration Is Needed Now More Than Ever
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 12th August 2025 Until member states begin to take regional commitments seriously and act in a unified and coordinated manner, the lofty ambitions of SADC's... →
Futures Dialogue Insights: Strategic Foresight is Reshaping Africa-Europe Climate and Energy Cooperation
6th August 2025 The Futures Dialogue highlighted a growing awareness that traditional diplomacy is increasingly inadequate in addressing the deep-rooted, long-term... →
The Brics Expanded: Shaped by – or Shaping – the Global Order?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 1st August 2025 The expanded Brics membership strengthens its goal to represent the Global South and boosts its economic and demographic influence in creating... →
Has South Africa Overtaken Nigeria as Africa’s Giant?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 30th July 2025 Nigeria’s silence in the global community contrasts markedly with South Africa’s vibrancy, begging us to ask if Pretoria’s influence has eclipsed... →
The Road Ahead is Steep But Not Insurmountable: How South Africa’s G20 Can Still Deliver for Debt and Development
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th July 2025 The global economy has slowed and become less supportive of developing countries, leaving African nations increasingly reliant on international... →
South Africa’s G20 Presidency: Placing African Concerns on the Global Table
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 3rd July 2025 South Africa’s G20 presidency comes at a pivotal moment for rethinking the forum’s role in a shifting global order. South Africa took over the... →
This is a 1990 moment – Africa must seize it
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 24th June 2025 As the world order is being reshaped, Africa must make its voice heard and defend its interests with unity and resolve. In July 1990, nearly 35... →
A Statesman in the White House: Ramaphosa’s Lesson in Spectacle and Restraint
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 18th June 2025 Cyril Ramaphosa’s deft handling of a Donald Trump-led spectacle may offer global leaders an example of surviving diplomatic ambushes with composure... →
