Is South Africa’s foreign policy likely to be fundamentally changed now that a new political leadership has taken over the country and the ANC since 2009? Before addressing this, it may be worthwhile explaining the fundamental shift in foreign policy with the ascension of the ANC to political office in 1994.

On Monday 18 April, a crowd of 120 or so gathered in the hall of the Free University in Amsterdam for a lecture by Shi Yinhong, professor of international relations at Renmin University of China. In his lecture, the seventh in a series on ‘global values’ organized by the Society for International Development (SID) Netherlands Chapter, Mr Yinhong assessed China’s adherence to ‘universal norms’ in its efforts to address global security challenges such as nuclear proliferation and transnational terrorism.

Als onze parlementaire pers nog een knip voor de neus waard was geweest, had hij de traditionele verkiezing van de politicus van het jaar deze keer vervangen door een stemming over het knapste staaltje kiezersbedrog.

On 27 December 2007, Kenyans went to the polls in the most spirited national elections since the return to multiparty politics in 1992.

In my last week at Columbia, I was fortunate to attend two events (and make pictures!). I heard Hillary Clinton speak about the American version…

I have always known that politics are hypocritical, but sometimes it gets to me nonetheless.