1. Continuity of Change, Continuity & change? SA’s IRC Agenda
Siphamandla Zondi
Institute for Global Dialogue in association with Unisa
2 July 2014

2. IGD
Is a foreign policy/IR policy think tank
Established at Mandela’s initiative in 1995
To understand global dynamics and their bearing on Africa & SA
Progs- Foreign policy; Global South Studies; African Diplomacy and Global Diplomacy

3. SA Foreign Policy Structure Set
Southern Africa: integration/ institutions & economy
Africa: geostrategic – institutions, integration

4. Developing world – solidarity/alliances, fora (NAM & G77) ( IBSA & BRICS)
Relations with developed countries … bilaterals & multilateral
Global governance – multilateralism. institutions

5. Strategic Orientation
Reformist
Pan-Africanist
Eclectic
Multilateralist
How do you respond to a changing environment?

6. Left Overs?
SADPA …. ARF?
White Paper … revision?
SACOIR …

7. Code … fell away
Professionalise diplomacy … ratio – career to deployees?
Regulation of paradiplomacy/ sub-national IR … a forum … but?

8. To increase public engagements
Cape Town
Grahamstown
Polokwane
Pretoria
Mpangeni
Mbombela

9. Ubuntu Radio
Ubuntu Magazine
Business interface
Interface with “intellectuals”

10. From the SONA? Continuity & change…. Aligning with the NDP …. eish!
Southern Africa & Africa as trade & investment zones

11. Developing world = economic partnerships
Developed countries = economic partners
International convention on disability = domesticisation of international commitments?

12. Radebe added:- the blue economy
But in reality is the bigger issue: it’s a “blue region” …
The Indian Ocean region is strategic as a shipping lane, site of emerging powers, trade route, security zone..
So is the south Atlantic with South America & Caribbean rising, an inverse of NATO (older order)
Global economic reform - means what? -

13. Implications from NDP Economic – diplomacy … Focusing capacity:
“national interests” study;
clarity on types of regional agreements
Focusing capacity:
Audit of foreign representation

14. Inclusive policymaking & implementation Research & analysis capacity …
Effective SADPA
Inclusive policymaking & implementation
Research & analysis capacity …
Greater & deeper public engagement…
Beginning with NDP and IRC…

15. What have we learned? Continuity with change in emphasis
Consistency of outlook, but the environment changing fast
Great plans, but implementation falling behind in areas (oversight)
Confidence& profile, but complacency?