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    Nigeria and the BRICs: diplomatic, trade, cultural and military relations

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    The increasing involvement of the emerging powers of Brazil, Russia, India and China, collectively called the BRICs, in Africa is a much-discussed topic.
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    To Bélinga or not to Bélinga? China’s evolving engagement in Gabon’s mining sector

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Gabon's recent ambition to reduce its dependency on oil revenue by diversifying its economy coincides with China's growing investment in resource-rich African countries. Within the wide range of Sino–Gabonese co-operation, the mining sector – and above all the Bélinga iron ore project – is central to both parties' interests.
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    Services trade liberalisation and the role of the services sector in South African development

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    South Africa’s 2010 Trade Policy and Strategy Framework (TPSF) document envisages a ‘strategic tariff policy’ in line with government’s major development objectives, key among which are employment creation and industrial development and restructuring.
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    Angola’s foreign policy: pragmatic recalibrations

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    In the years since independence, Angola has pragmatically recalibrated its foreign relations and sought key global backers to survive the traumatic first decades as an independent country and to develop a viable post-colonial, post-conflict state.
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    Nigeria and the global powers: continuity and change in policy and perceptions

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Since independence in 1960, governance in Nigeria has oscillated between civilian rule and the military. The paper examines Nigeria’s foreign policy from 2000 to 2011. It focuses largely on the country’s relations with traditional global powers such as the US, Britain, France and Russia; and emerging global powers such as China, India and Brazil.
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    Emerging powers and the changing global environment: leadership, norms and institutions

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    The rise of economically influential countries from the developing world is still a relatively new area of research, which is receiving increasing focus from international business actors, foreign policymakers and international relations scholars.
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    Angola’s strategic co-operation with the BRIC Countries

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    The new millennium has marked a new era for Angola. The restoration of peace and security has enabled the government to focus on economic growth and social development. Accordingly, Angola’s foreign policy has required re-defining, especially with the BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China. With each country, Angola has cultivated strategic areas of co-operation.
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    Southern and Eastern Africa, the Doha agenda and aid for trade

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    For many years, the link between trade and development has been recognised in a number of different contexts, including the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), as well as in some bilateral co-operation agreements such as that between the European Union (EU) and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. The exact nature of
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    Understanding India’s global engagements: some key issues and entry points for an inclusive development agenda

    Oxfam India, 2011
    India’s international position is one of increasing influence and assertiveness, but is also shaped by powerful constrains. Civil society in India faces opportunities and constraints of a particular and complex nature.
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    The G20 development agenda: insights from Mexico

    Oxfam Mexico, 2012
    When Mexico took over the G20 Presidency in December 2011,  expectations were raised for a transcendent summit to the world’s poor. President Felipe Calderon presented a somewhat assertive development agenda that prioritised three key elements: infrastructure, food security and green growth.

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