Foreign policy options for a new South Africa
In: South African journal of international affairs, Band 1, Heft 2, S. 78-97
ISSN: 1022-0461
Progress towards the creation of a post-apartheid South Africa raises questions about future foreign policy. In this article a framework for analysis and forecasting is developed. The basic assumption is that a future foreign policy will be driven by the kind of regime which will emerge in a new South Africa. Such a regime will have to develop foreign policy orientations to deal with its regional and global environments and the manifestation of a variety of foreign policy issues in these environments. A semi-democracy is foreseen for a New South Africa which will adopt a regional leadership orientation towards its neighbours and a consumer orientation towards the global community. The framework makes provision for regime improvements which will lead to fuller international participation or regime decline which will result in international marginalisation. (SAJIA/DÜI)