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Harmony and Discord South African Foreign Policy

Harmony and Discord South African Foreign Policy. “Composers, conductors and players” SAIIA Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs Friday 15 October 2004. Idealism, personality, realism, and bureaucracy. 1993 New FP thinking

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Harmony and Discord South African Foreign Policy

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  1. Harmony and DiscordSouth African Foreign Policy “Composers, conductors and players” SAIIA Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs Friday 15 October 2004

  2. Idealism, personality, realism, and bureaucracy • 1993 New FP thinking • Idealism, internationalism, human rights • Post-apartheid democracy dividend • Global vision • African Renaissance • Policy formulation • Institutionalisation

  3. Foreign policy actors – The Presidency • Mbeki personality, background, experience, intellect • Consolidation and expansion of Presidency • Locus of FP power and policy within Presidency

  4. Presidency and foreign policy

  5. Actors - DFA • Discontinuity • Transformation • Massive expansion of activities • Lack of focus • Strategic plan to 2005 • Implementation • Mixed picture

  6. Foreign policy actors - ANC • IR department • IR NEC Sub-committee • Most NB for institutional policy co-ordination • Historical alliances • Socialist International • Regional fraternal ties

  7. Foreign policy actors - parliament • Vision of ’96 • Stronger DFA relationship • Oversight ? • Seldom considers legislation • Clear role? • Deliberating on ‘tough’ issues?

  8. Foreign policy actors - business • Not uniform or united • Formal and informal relationships with Presidency • Closer to DTI & MEA than DFA • Mixed relationship with SA missions • Ambiguous - NEPAD • Concern - Zimbabwe

  9. Foreign policy actors - unions • International relations ILO etc • African TU federations • ANC NEC • Globalisation • WTO • NEPAD • Zimbabwe • M.E.

  10. Foreign policy actors – Think Tanks • Expansion, better funding since ’94 • Better resources • Better role definition • Better govt engagement • Need for structured relation with PCFA • Need for FPC?

  11. SA and conflict diamonds • Threat to Africa devt. • Role of NGOs and media • Role of business • Role of DFA • Kimberley Process • New international diplomacy • Parliament?

  12. SA and NEPAD • SA and African recovery plans • SA enhanced role • SA Presidency • SA, AU, & G8 • DFA • Business, unions, TT’s • Parliament?

  13. SA and Zimbabwe • Positions rather than policy • Presidency • ANC, opposition • TT’s, media, churches • Unions • Business • Parliament?

  14. SA - Middle EastEconomic diplomacy, human rights, war and terror

  15. SA Palestine - Israel • Pre ’94 SA – Israel linkages • Historic ANC – PLO fraternal ties • Domestic constituencies • Spier Initiative • DFA flux • Parliament

  16. What you get when you search ‘Sharon’ in Google images

  17. Broad recommendations • Internal re-structuring of PCFA • Establish clear and regular linkages with Presidency on FP/IR • Establish clear and regular linkages with TTs • Convene public hearings on NB FP/IR issues • Strengthen and regularise relations with IR/FP committees in Africa and globally

  18. PCFA

  19. Input into PCFA

  20. The PCFA and Think Tanks

  21. PCFA linkages

  22. Thank youQuestions, clarification, discussion

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