harmony and discord south african foreign policy
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Harmony and DiscordSouth African Foreign Policy
“Composers, conductors and players”
SAIIAPresentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Friday 15 October 2004
Idealism, personality, realism, and bureaucracy
• 1993 New FP thinking• Idealism,
internationalism, human rights
• Post-apartheid democracy dividend
• Global vision• African Renaissance• Policy formulation• Institutionalisation
Foreign policy actors – The Presidency
• Mbeki personality, background, experience, intellect
• Consolidation and expansion of Presidency
• Locus of FP power and policy within Presidency
Presidency and foreign policy
President
Presidency Cabinet ANC NEC
ANC IR Comm.IRPS clusterCabinet Office
PCAS
Deputy DG
Chief Director
IRPS
Actors - DFA
• Discontinuity• Transformation• Massive expansion of
activities• Lack of focus• Strategic plan to 2005• Implementation• Mixed picture
Foreign policy actors - ANC
• IR department• IR NEC Sub-
committee• Most NB for
institutional policy co-ordination
• Historical alliances• Socialist International• Regional fraternal ties
Foreign policy actors - parliament
• Vision of ’96• Stronger DFA
relationship• Oversight ?• Seldom considers
legislation• Clear role?• Deliberating on
‘tough’ issues?
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
Foreign policy actors - unions
• International relations ILO etc
• African TU federations• ANC NEC• Globalisation• WTO• NEPAD• Zimbabwe• M.E.
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?
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?
SA and NEPAD
• SA and African recovery plans
• SA enhanced role• SA Presidency• SA, AU, & G8• DFA• Business, unions,
TT’s• Parliament?
SA and Zimbabwe
• Positions rather than policy
• Presidency• ANC, opposition• TT’s, media, churches• Unions• Business• Parliament?
SA - Middle EastEconomic diplomacy, human rights,
war and terror
SA Palestine - Israel
• Pre ’94 SA – Israel linkages
• Historic ANC – PLO fraternal ties
• Domestic constituencies
• Spier Initiative• DFA flux• Parliament
What you get when you search ‘Sharon’ in Google images
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
PCFA
Chair
IR Sub Comm. Africa Sub Comm. Multilateral Sub Comm.
Regions Themes UN etc
EU, Asia, US, ME SADC, AU, PAP, NEPAD
Input into PCFA
DFADFA
Civ SocCiv Soc
TT’sTT’s
PresidencyPresidency
PCFAPCFA
The PCFA and Think Tanks
PCFA
Annual presentation Thematic presentations Research
Global overview
Regional overviews
UN reform
Peace and Security
Background docs
Ad hoc briefings
PCFA linkages
AfricaAfrica CommComm
Intl Intl
PCFAPCFA
Thank youQuestions, clarification, discussion