Foreign policy: advancing South Africa's national interest within BRICS

SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2014
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.Bohler-Muller
KEYWORDS: BRAZIL-RUSSIA-INDIA-CHINA MULTILATERAL COMBINE (BRIC), FOREIGN POLICY
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-may-2014/foreign-policy
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 8258
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/2349
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2349

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Abstract

The nature of South Africa's constitutional democracy is taken as a starting point in determining the interests of South Africa as a nation. But the author asks if these socioeconomic and political interests adequately provided for in the country's international relations strategies so as to advance South Africa's constitutional values within BRICS.