South Africa’s «Quiet Diplomacy» and the crisis in Zimbabwe

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Main Author: Alden, Chris
Publication Date: 2016
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Language: por
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Summary: The Southern African Development Community (SADC), once perceived to be a potential bulwark of solidarity on regional security and emerging democratic politics, is divided as never before. Since the onset of regional intervention in the Congo (ex-Za1re) in 1998, the organisation of fourteen member states has experienced unprecedented dissent and internal friction that has paralysed its role as a regional peacemaker. With the voices of democracy, tolerance, and peace, including that of regional giant South Africa, increasingly silenced by autocratic leaders in Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, and the DC Congo, SADC has become ineffective in fostering security in Southern Africa. Most puzzling for international observers is in this context the behaviour of the continent's most celebrated democracy, South Africa, towards the crisis in Zimbabwe.
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title South Africa’s «Quiet Diplomacy» and the crisis in Zimbabwe
spellingShingle South Africa’s «Quiet Diplomacy» and the crisis in Zimbabwe
Alden, Chris
South Africa
Zimbabwe
foreign policy
SADC
title_short South Africa’s «Quiet Diplomacy» and the crisis in Zimbabwe
title_full South Africa’s «Quiet Diplomacy» and the crisis in Zimbabwe
title_fullStr South Africa’s «Quiet Diplomacy» and the crisis in Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed South Africa’s «Quiet Diplomacy» and the crisis in Zimbabwe
title_sort South Africa’s «Quiet Diplomacy» and the crisis in Zimbabwe
author Alden, Chris
author_facet Alden, Chris
author_role author
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv South Africa
Zimbabwe
foreign policy
SADC
topic South Africa
Zimbabwe
foreign policy
SADC
description The Southern African Development Community (SADC), once perceived to be a potential bulwark of solidarity on regional security and emerging democratic politics, is divided as never before. Since the onset of regional intervention in the Congo (ex-Za1re) in 1998, the organisation of fourteen member states has experienced unprecedented dissent and internal friction that has paralysed its role as a regional peacemaker. With the voices of democracy, tolerance, and peace, including that of regional giant South Africa, increasingly silenced by autocratic leaders in Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, and the DC Congo, SADC has become ineffective in fostering security in Southern Africa. Most puzzling for international observers is in this context the behaviour of the continent's most celebrated democracy, South Africa, towards the crisis in Zimbabwe.
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