What can President Ramaphosa do to establish South Africa as a viable African power?

It has been widely accepted that South Africa has a manifest destiny to lead its region and Africa as a whole towards peace, good governance, democracy and human rights. Yet questions have been asked about whether the South African government is a reluctant hegemon, hesitating to accept this considerable responsibility. This paper argues that Pretoria does indeed wish to be Africas leader but lacks the political will and, increasingly the economic and military capacity, to play the role properly. It suggests the Ramaphosa administration has a chance to correct this and assert South Africas continental leadership, for South Africas sake and that of Africa.

• Übergeordnetes Werk / Enthalten in
  Regionale Mächte und regionale Abkommen

• Band / Heft
  Bd. 26 (2021), Seite 6-15

• Sprache
  Deutsch