The promotion of democracy in Africa has become the dominant theme of South Africa’s foreign policy. Yet the dilemmas this policy has confronted in practice have forced the government to alter its approach.
About the Author
Chris Landsberg teaches in the Department of International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Between October 1999 and May 2000, he was a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation.
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