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2024 Election to Watch: South Africa

The contest could be another notch in the ANC’s winning streak or a watershed moment for South Africa’s pluralistic democracy.

· May 28, 2024
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BRICS Dedollarization: Rhetoric Versus Reality
January 23, 2024

As the BRICS bloc grows to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, this year could bring about greater renminbi use across emerging markets—thanks in part to the growth of renminbi financial channels across BRICS countries.

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South Africa’s Cyber Strategy Under Ramaphosa: Limited Progress, Low Priority

South Africa has adopted a national cybersecurity strategy and established a military Cyber Command. But for years, other issues have been ranked above cybersecurity, such as corruption, poverty, and racial injustice.

  • Joe Devanny
  • Russell Buchan
· January 12, 2024
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South Africa in the Emerging World Order

South Africa wants a more multipolar world order where developing countries have more influence. It therefore views counterweights to U.S. power, including China and Russia, as friends rather than enemies.

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Dividend or Liability? Financial Inclusion, Digital Deprivation, and Cyber Risk Proliferation in South Africa

South Africa is a leading financial hub in Africa, with around $1 trillion in annual cross-border banking transactions. Yet this is being undermined by high levels of physical, political, and digital risk.

  • Noëlle Van Der Waag-Cowling
· May 2, 2022
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How Inequality and Polarization Interact: America’s Challenges Through a South African Lens

Both South Africa and the United States wrestle with severe inequality, polarization, and the corrosion of democratic institutions. South Africa’s experiences provide important lessons for the United States’ own governance challenges.

  • Brian Levy
· April 27, 2022