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Policy Briefings

Linking South Africa's Immigration Policy and Zimbabwe Diplomacy
by Anne Hammerstad
SAIIA Policy Briefing No 42, December 2011

Emerging Commercial Rivalries in Africa: A View from South Africa
by Dianna Games
SAIIA Policy Briefing, No 15, February 2010

Africa Needs its own ‘G-Club’ to Meet the Challenges at Home and Globally
by Stefan Mair
SAIIA Policy Briefing, No 12, January 2010

Zimbabwe: A Pre-election Overview and Recovery Scenarios
by Dianna Games
SAIIA Briefing, March 2005

Occasional Papers

French Relations with Sub-Saharan Africa Under President Sarkozy
by Richard Moncrieff
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 107, February 2012

Nigeria and the Global Powers: Continuity and Change in Policy and Perceptions
by Abiodun Alao
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 96, October 2011

Dependency, Instability and Shifting Global Power: Influences and Interests in African Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
by Ross Herbert
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 95, September 2011

Reconstructing the Implications of Liberation Struggle History on SADC Mediation in Zimbabwe
by Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 92, September 2011

Intertwined Paths: Portugal and Rising Angola
by Pedro Seabra and Paulo Gorjão
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 89, August 2011

Angola’s Strategic Co-Operation with the BRIC Countries
by Carine Kiala and Nomfundo Ngwenya
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 85, May 2011

Angola’s Foreign Policy: Pragmatic Recalibrations
by Assis Malaquias
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 84, May 2011

Power Play: International Politics, Germany, South Africa and the FIFA World Cup
by Suzanne Dowse
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 82, May 2011

Human Rights in Foreign Policy and Practice: The South African Case Considered
by Danny Titus
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 52, November 2009

Research Reports

Francophone Africa’s Jewel: The Experience of South African Companies Doing Business in Senegal
by Hany Besada
Business in Africa Report , No 10, 2007

East Africa’s Hub: The Experience of South African Companies Doing Busines in Kenya
by Judi Hudson
Business in Africa Report, No 9, 2007

Is the State a Victim of Globalisation?
by Jean-Francois Bayart
SAIIA Report, No 55, 2007 (1-919969-01-2)

NEPAD and HIV/Aids: The Contribution of South African Multinational Companies to the Continental Fight
by George Lwanda
SAIIA Report, No 50, 2006 (1-919969-38-1)

A Nation in Turmoil: The Experience of South African Companies Doing Business in Zimbabwe
by Dianna Games
Business in Africa Report, No 8, 2006

Meeting the Sphinx: The Experience of South African Companies Doing Business in Egypt
by Hany Besada
Business in Africa Report, No 7, 2006

Timbuktu’s Golden Legacy: The Experience of South African Companies Doing Business in Mali
by Mercedes Sayagues
Business in Africa Report, No 6, 2005

Africa’s First Welfare State: the Experience of South African Companies Doing Business in Botswana
by Neuma Grobbelaar and Kaemete Tsotete
Business in Africa Report, No 5, 2005

Glimpse of Hope in West Africa: The Experience of South African Companies Doing Business in Ghana
by Hany Besada
Business in Africa Report, No 4, 2005

An Oil Giant Reforms: The Experience of South African Firms Doing Business in Nigeria
by Dianna Games
Business in Africa Report, No 3, 2004

Every Continent Needs an America: The Experience of South African Firms Doing Business in Mozambique
by Neuma Grobbelaar
Business in Africa Report, No 2, 2004

The Experience of South African Firms Doing Business in Africa: A Preliminary Survey and Analysis
by Dianna Games
Business in Africa Report, No 1, 2004

Legal Democracy and Human Security in Ethiopia: Structural Reasons for the Failure of Democratisation
by Siegfried Pausewang
SAIIA Report, No 45, 2004 (919669-30-6)

Truth and Reconciliation Processes: Lessons for Zimbabwe?
by M Du Plessis
SAIIA Report, No 44, 2004 (1-919969-29-2)

Conflict in the DRC: A Critical Assessment of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement
by Hussein Solomon (Visiting Bradlow Fellow 2003) and Gerrie Swart
SAIIA Report, No 40, 2004 (1-919969-17-9)

Defending the State or Protecting the People? SADC Security Integration at a Crossroads
by Anne Hammerstad
SAIIA Report, No 39, 2003 (1-919969-06-3)

The Experience of South African Firms Doing Business in Africa: A Preliminary Survey and Analysis
by Diana Games
SAIIA Report, No 37, 2003

South Africa – Defence Transformation and New Security: Progress and Prospects
by Garth Shelton (Visiting Bradlow Fellow 2002)
SAIIA Report, No 35, 2003 (1-919969-07-1)

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Reflection on SADC's Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation
by Hussein Solomon and Senzo Ngubane
SAIIA Report, No 33, 2002 (1-919969-04-7)

Blame the Rulers, Not the Rain: Democracy and Food Security in Zambia and Zimbabwe
by Sushant Mukherjee
SAIIA Report, No 32, 2002 (1-191969-03-9)

The Zimbabwe Economy: How Has it Survived and How Will it Recover?
by Dianna Games
SAIIA Report, No 30, 2002 (1-919810-63-3)

The 2002 Zimbabwe Presidential Election: Analysing the Observations
by G Kettaneh
SAIIA Report, No 28, 2002 (1-919810-54-4)

Morocco and South Africa: Globalisation, Development and Pivotal States
by Greg Mills
SAIIA Report, No 29, 2002 (1-919810-58-7)

Observer or Participant? The Role of Civil Society in Angola
by Neuma Grobbelaar and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
SAIIA Report, No 27, 2002 (1-919810-57-9)

From Angola to Zimbabwe: Conflict Resolution and Governance in Africa
by Greg Mills and Tim Hughes
SAIIA Report, No 22, 2002 (1-919810-46-3)

Madagascar: Avoidable Disaster, Test Case for African Diplomacy
by Ross Herbert
SAIIA Country Report, No 10, 2002 (1-919810-55-2)

The End of the Eritrean Exception?
by Ross Herbert
SAIIA Country Report, No 8, 2002 (1-919810-42-0)

Kabila is Dead — Long Live Kabila? Prospects for Stability and Recovery in the DRC
by Greg Mills
SAIIA Country Report, No 7, 2002 (1-919810-41-2)

Sudan: Complexity, Conflict and Co-operation
by Greg Mills
SAIIA Country Report, No 6, 2002 (1-919810-35-8)

Malawi: The Erratic Pulse at the Warm Heart of Africa
by Tim Hughes
SAIIA Country Report, No 5, 2001 (1-919810-34-X)

Mozambique: A Lasting Peace?
by S Naidu
SAIIA Country Report, No 4, 2001 (1-919810- 28-5)

Zimbabwe at the Crossroads
by M Pabst
SAIIA Country Report, No 3, 2001 (1-919810-30-7)

Angola: War Without End?
by M Shaw (with N Nkosi)
SAIIA Country Report, No 2, 2001 (1-919810-27-7)

Ghana After Rawlings
by Greg Mills (with A Handley)
SAIIA Country Report, No 1, 2001 (1-919810-26-9)

Zimbabwe Before and After the Elections
by Moeletsi Mbeki, Greg Mills and Fred Phaswana
SAIIA Report, No 20, 2001 (1-919810-39-0)

Crime and Policing in Transitions: Comparative Perspectives
by Mark Shaw
SAIIA Report, No 17, 2000 (1-919810-16-1)

The Critical Component: Personnel Strategies for the SANDF to 2000 and Beyond
by James Higgs
SAIIA Report, No 14, 1998 (1-874890-92-7)

The South African Defence Industry and the New Thinking on Security
by Agostinho Zacarias
SAIIA Report, No 13, 1998 (1-874890-84-6)

The Foreign Relations of South Africa’s Provinces
by Deon Geldenhuys
SAIIA Report, No 12, 1998 (1-874890-92-7)

Towards Cost-Effective De-Mining: An Evaluation of Experiences and Techniques
by Laurie H Boulden
SAIIA Report, No 9, 1998 (1-874890-87-0)

The Illegal Drug Trade in Southern Africa
by Glenn Oosthuysen
SAIIA Report, No 3, 1997 (1-874890-75-7)

Opinion Editorials

Gaddafi: Nothing More Than Just Flamboyance
by Tom Wheeler
Published in Growth magazine, February/March 2009

Africa: Why So Much International Attention?
by Tom Wheeler
Published in Growth magazine, Issue 5, 2009

How Long Can Gordon Brown Last?
by Tom Wheeler
Published in Growth magazine, Issue 4, 2009

From Hegemony to Champion: South Africa and Strategic Balance
by Kurt Shillinger
Published on the IPRI website, 21 February 2007

Somalia: Can South Africa Afford to Play a Role There?
by Tom Wheeler
Published in the Sunday Times, 21 January 2007

The Daunting Task of Peer Review in Africa
by Hany Besada
Published in Mail & Guardian, 15 November 2006

Now SA Faces the UN Grind
by Tom Wheeler
Published in The Weekender, 21-22 October 2006

African Soil is Fertile for Jihadists
by Kurt Shillinger
Published in Business Day, 5 October 2006

SA Earns its UN Stripes
by Tom Wheeler
Published in The Weekender, 23-24 September

South Africa Taking Advantage of Improved Trade Conditions
by Hany Besada
Published in Engineering News, 18 August 2006

Looking for Clues in al-Zarqawi’s Wake
by Kurt Shillinger and Alec Wescott
Published in Business Day, 14 June 2006

Senegal’s Allure for SA Companies
by Hany Besada
Publiushed in Business Day, 8 December 2005

Where is Bush’s Silver Lining?
by Greg Mills and Kurt Shillinger
Published in Business Day, 2 November 2005

Global Terror: Africa Not Immune to Terror
by Kurt Shillinger
Published in Business Day, 7 October 2005

In Search of El Dorado in Africa
by Hany Besada
Published in Business Day, 23 September 2005

Egypt Opens the Door to SA Business
by Hany Besada
Published in Business Day, 4 August 2005

Business as Usual in Egypt
by Hany Besada
Published in Business Day, 30 August 2005

Egypt Opens the Door to SA Business
by Hany Besada
Published in Business Day, 4 August 2005

Chasm Between How Westerners and Muslims View the Conflict that Binds Them
by Greg Mills and Kurt Shillinger
Published in the Sunday Independent, 10 July 2005

SA’s Influence a Mixed Blessing
by Neuma Grobbelaar
Published in Business Day, 1 June 2005

Rival insurgencies shatter myth of monolithic terrorist network
by Kurt Shillinger
Published in the Sunday Independent, 7 May 2005

Organised crime in southern Africa: problems and solutions
by Gail Wannenberg
April 2005

Organised crime and its implications for South Africa
by Gail Wannenburg
April 2005

SA companies use Ghana as gateway to West Africa: SA business in Ghana: Investors find a sweet spot for stable growth
by Mzwandile Jacks
Published in Financial Mail, 11 March 2005

Mideast in best, worst of times: The region has seen some promising developments, and some causes for fear
by Greg Mills
Published in The Star, 8 March 2005

Zanu-PF dink aan regverdige verslaggroepe vir verkiesing: Zim nooi 'regte' waarnemers
by Mandy Rossouw
Published in Beeld , 11 February 2005

Time for tough love from Zimbabwe's neighbours - A second look
by Greg Mills
Published in the Mail and Guardian, 11 February 2005

Outlook bleak for Zimbabwe elections
by SAIIA
Published in the SAPA report carried by iafrica.com, 2 February 2005

Electoral commission not independent
by SAIIA
Published in the SAPA report carried by iafrica.com, 2 February 2005

Peer Review and Nepad: Zimbabwe - The Litmus Test for African Credibility
by Denis Venter
December 2004

Can the South African Business Experience in Africa Offer a Way Forward?
by Neuma Grobbelaar
Published in African Union Directory, December 2004

SADC election standards harm its credibility: Mozambique's poll was declared free and fair prematurely
by Anne Hammerstad
Published in the Sunday Independent, 12 December 2004

Ghana Elections: Kufuor has put Ghana on the right track
by Hany Besada
Published in Business Day, GhanaWeb.com, 25 October 2004

Mugabe, the world is watching: Zimbabwe elections
by Richard Meissner
Published in Business Day, 21 October 2004

Good intentions not enough: African development
by Greg Mills
Published in Business Day, 27 September 2004

Zimbabwe’s NGOs Fight for Survival: Civil Society
by Richard Meissner
Published in Business Day, 21 September 2004

Parliament: Zim opposition's last hope
by Tim Hughes
Published in The Star, 13 September 2004

'In Mugabe we trust'
by SAIIA
Published in Mail and Guardian Online/SAPA/IPS, 22 August 2004

Mbeki: 'Mugabe using violence to cling to power
by SAIIA
Published in newszimbabwe.com, 9 September 2004

Where to now for alleged coup plotters?
by Gail Wannenburg
Published in Pretoria News, 14 June 2004

Joint African Effort Needs Real Teeth: Regional Integration
by Kaemete Tsotetsi
Published in Business Day, 2 June 2004

The private sector, political elites and underdevelopment in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Moeletsi Mbeki
June 2004

South African Business Marching North: Is there a case for regulation?
by Neuma Grobbelaar
Published in Traders African Business Journal, May – August 2004

A Luta Continua
by Neuma Grobbelaar
Published in This Day, 6 April 2004

Why Zimbabwe has not crumbled
by Greg Mills
Published in the Financial Mail, 10 March 2004

Nepad Must Guide Business in Africa
by Neuma Grobbelaar
Published in Business Day, 17 October 2003

Organised crime thrives in paradise
by Gail Wannenburg
Published in Business Day, 11 July 2003

Organised crime and corruption in Africa
by Gail Wannenburg

Catching the middlemen fuelling African conflicts
by Gail Wannenburg

Diplomatic Pouch

Zuma is proving to be more than just a ‘domestic president’
by Russel Brueton
Diplomatic Pouch, 1 June 2010

Term Limits – Who Needs Them?
by Kathryn Sturman
Diplomatic Pouch, 25 August 2009

Are We Sleepwalking Into a Surveillance Society?
by Cézanne Samuel and Lyle Cupido
Diplomatic Pouch, 10 July 2009

Looking Beyond Conflict and Economic Crisis in the DRC
by Mari-Lise du Preez
Diplomatic Pouch, 8 July 2009

Protesting in 140 keystrokes: Twitter and the Iranian Unrest
by Lynsey Chutel
Diplomatic Pouch, 7 July 2009

The More Things Change: What Zuma's Presidency Means for the Rest of Africa
by George Katito
Diplomatic Pouch, 21 April 2009

Human Rights and Wrongs
by Terence Corrigan
Diplomatic Pouch, 01 April 2009

Has South Africa’s Foreign Policy Influence Peaked?
by Tim Hughes
Diplomatic Pouch, 23 March 2009

Multiple Truths and No Reconciliation: the International Criminal Court not yet in Sudan
by Lyle Cupido and Suryapratim Roy
Diplomatic Pouch, 23 March 2009

Gaza: is there a Solution?
by Tom Wheeler
Diplomatic Pouch, 9 February 2009

Have We Been Here Before?
by Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
Diplomatic Pouch, 28 July 2008

An Alternative Foreign Policy
by Moeletsi Mbeki and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
Diplomatic Pouch, 28 July 2008

The AU's Rubicon
by Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
Diplomatic Pouch, 07 July 2008

Zimbabwe's Plight, South Africa's Failure
by Elizabeth Sidiropoulos and Neuma Grobbelaar
Diplomatic Pouch, 1 July 2008

Books

Africa’s Peacemaker? Lessons from South African Conflict Mediation
by Kurt Shillinger (ed)
Fanele/Jacana Media, 2009 (13: 978-1-920196-24-0)

Somaliland. An African Struggle for Nationhood and International Recognition
by Iqbal Jhazbhay
SAIIA/IGD, 2009 (978-1-920216-20-7)

Regional Integration in Africa: Lessons from the East African Community
by Wolfe Braude
Intrepid Printers, SAIIA, 2008 (1-919969-38-1)

Unlocking Africa's Potential: The role of corporate South Africa in strengthening Africa's private sector
by Neuma Grobbelaar and Hany Besada (eds)
Acumen Publishing Solutions, SAIIA, 2008 (978-1-919969-06-0)

Gentlemen or Villains, Thugs or Heroes? The Social Economy of Crime in South Africa
by Jennifer Irish-Qhobosheane
SAIIA, 2007 (1-919969-07-1)

Africa's Pablos and Political Entrepreneurs
by Gail Wannenburg
SAIIA, 2006 (1-919969-41-1)

People, States and Regions - Building a Collaborative Security Regime in Southern Africa
by Anne Hammerstad (ed)
SAIIA, 2005 (1-919969-34-9)

The History of the South African Department of Foreign Affairs 1927-1993
by Tom Wheeler (ed)
SAIIA, 2005 (0-919810-22-5)

Apartheid Past, Renaissance Future: South Africa's Foreign Policy 1994-2004
by Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (ed)
SAIIA, 2004 (1-919969-22-5)

New Tools for Reform and Stability : Sanctions, Conditionalities and Conflict Resolution
by Greg Mills and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (eds)
SAIIA, 2004 (1-919969-10-1)

Arms and Security in Asia
by Martin Edmonds, Chyungly Lee and Greg Mills (eds)
SAIIA, 2004, (1-919969-14-4)

Angola: Prospects for Peace and Prosperity
by Neuma Grobbelaar, Greg Mills and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
SAIIA, 2003 (1-919810-50-1)

Mine Action in Southern Africa: Instrument of Development?
by Neuma Grobbelaar (ed)
SAIIA, 2003 (1-919969-11-X)

Crime as Business, Business as Crime: West African Criminal Networks in Southern Africa
by Mark Shaw
SAIIA, 2003 (1-919810-49-8)

Democracy's Disorder? Crime, Police and Citizen Responses in Transitional Societies
by Mark Shaw
SAIIA, 2002 (1-919810-50-1)

New Security Paradigms
by Martin Edmonds, Chyungly Lee and Greg Mills (eds)
SAIIA, 2001 (1-919810-37-4)

Marching to a Different Tune: Political Change and Policing Transformation in SA and Northern Ireland
by Mark Shaw
SAIIA, 2001 (1-919810-25-0)

A Continent Apart: Kosovo, Africa and Humanitarian Intervention
by Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (ed)
SAIIA, 2001 (1-919810-22-6)

Beyond De-mining: Capacity Building and Socio-Economic Consequences
by Gareth Elliot (ed)
SAIIA, 2000 (1-919810-21-8)

South African Yearbook of International Affairs

South African Journal of International Affairs

Newsletters

Foreign Policy Monitor (2001-2008)

SA Foreign Policy Monitor April 2008

SA Foreign Policy Monitor June/July 2007

SA Foreign Policy Monitor January 2007

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SA Foreign Policy Monitor Oct-Nov 2001

SA Foreign Policy Monitor September 2001

SA Foreign Policy Monitor August 2001

SADC Barometer (2003-2005)

Evaluating Progress, Issue No 8, SAIIA, March 2005

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Going for the MDGs, Issue No 7, SAIIA December 2004

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Beyond the Rhetoric, Issue No 6, SAIIA, August 2004

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Development Necessities, Issue No 5, SAIIA, April 2004

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Unlikely Bedfellows, Issue No 4, SAIIA, January 2004
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From Potholes to Prosperity, Issue No 3, SAIIA, October 2003

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Trading for Development? Issue No 2, SAIIA, June 2003

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SADC's Restructuring, Issue No 1, SAIIA, March 2003

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Additional papers and publications

Emerging Donors in International Development Assistance: The South Africa Case
by Wolfe Braude, Pearl Thandrayan, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
Partnership and Business Development Division Report, IDRC, January 2008

Visa Scams Proliferate as Zimbabweans Seek to Flee

by SAIIA

eAfrica, Volume 2, June 2004

Too Many Holes in the Hull - Currency auctions and other emergency measures fail to keep Zimbabwe’s economy afloat

by SAIIA

eAfrica, Volume 2, February 2004

Southern Africa’s Foreign Policy Towards Swaziland and Zimbabwe

by Nandile Ngubentombi

South African Yearbook of International Affairs, 2003/04 (1-919969-27-6)

The Political Economy of Land Reform and Agricultural Developments in Zimbabwe, Namibia and Mozambique

by Beverly Peters

South African Yearbook of International Affairs, 2003/04 (1-919969-27-6)