Dr. Reneva Fourie
South Africa’s conduct in international relations during 2025 reflected a sustained effort to preserve integrity and strategic focus amid an increasingly unstable global environment marked by geopolitical fragmentation, economic strain on developing countries, and weakening multilateralism.
These dynamics were exacerbated by Donald Trump’s second term as US president and the America First doctrine, which favoured unilateralism. Against this backdrop, South Africa adopted principled, consistent positions rooted in its long-standing foreign policy.
While this drew resistance from powerful actors, it…
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