SOUTHERN AFRICA: PROSPECTS FOR A RESOLUTION?

In: The journal of communist studies, Band 4, Heft 4, S. 173-174

Abstract

THE WIND OF DETENTE BLOWING IN SOVIET-AMERICAN RELATIONS HAS REVIVED VISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION OF REGIONAL CONFLICTS, INCLUDING SOUTHERN AFRICA, THAT ARE KEPT ALIVE OR CONTROLLED BY THE SUPER POWERS. UNFORTUNATELY, IN VIEW OF THE COMPLEXITY OF LOCAL ISSUES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, THE SUPERPOWERS CAN RESTRICT THE GAME OF THEIR ALLIES BUT CANNOT CHANGE THE RULES. DESPITE THE GROWING REALISM OF THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTORS, NO PATHWAY TO PEACE IS YET IN VIEW.