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Making sustainable development the key focus of the BRICS New Development Bank
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2016As the New Development Bank (NDB) gears up to extend its first loans in the second quarter of 2016, with its self-stated aim to ‘fund infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging economies’, it is important to consider what the bank might regard as ‘sustainable development’.DocumentWho drives climate-relevant policies in the Rising Powers?
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2016The future of human life on our planet is influenced increasingly by what goes on in the rising powers. This report presents a political economy analysis of their policies, comparing China, India, Brazil and South Africa.DocumentChinese presence in real estate in South Africa and Mauritius
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2016China has recently taken the global community by surprise with a surging interest in overseas real estate investment.DocumentNot beating around the Bush: understanding China and South Africa’s illegal wildlife trade
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015A major threat to the survival of endangered wildlife species is the absence of consensus on the causes of and solutions to their illegal trade, with this expanding trade causing increasing devastation.DocumentSouth Africa’s changing foreign policy in a multi-polar world: the influence of China and other emerging powers
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2015In recent years, critics of the South African government have accused it of increasingly abandoning its commitments to human rights and democracy in its international engagements.DocumentThe recalibration of middle powers under conditions of stress and opportunity
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015Today’s global environment puts pressure on the so-called middle-power countries to project their identity and national interests. The current paper shows that middle powers have chosen different approaches to reinforce their identification.DocumentAgeing in emerging markets: Emerging Markets Symposium
The Emerging Markets Symposium, 2015The rise of emerging markets in the last half century has been associated with violent shifts in the tectonic plates of demography, economics and geography. There will be larger shifts in the next half century as emerging markets are transformed by the megatrends of globalisation, urbanisation, digitisation, climatisation, ideological conflict... and longevity.DocumentExtension of social security long - term care protection for older persons: a review of coverage deficits in 46 countries
International Labour Organization, 2015Due to the global demographic ageing, all countries are challenged by growing long-term care (LTC) needs for older persons. However, these needs are largely ignored and range very low on the policy agendas of most countries.DocumentSilk, cinnamon and cotton: emerging power strategies for the Indian Ocean and the implications for Africa
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015This paper sheds light on the growing array of strategic visions for the Indian Ocean from an African lens, focusing particularly on the role that South Africa could play in this area.DocumentShifting security challenges in the China–Africa relationship
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015China’s involvement in African security has deepened in recent years. This policy insights paper discusses three aspects of the China–Africa security relationship to highlight some of the evolving challenges and the ways in which China responds to these.Pages