South Africa
39 Articles

Withholding Consent: Dominant Parties, Opposition Failure, and Youth Disengagement in Southern Africa
Lagging turnout of young voters in southern Africa should be understood not as apathy, but as a refusal to endorse existing political choices.

Gender Apartheid and Public Opinion: Why Law Matters More Than Labels
The term "gender apartheid" doesn't appear to increase American support for Afghan women, but information that the Taliban's treatment violates international law does.

Africa’s AI Strategies Cannot Say No
AI governance in Africa is reproducing extraction dynamics at a continental scale through the guise of development.

Is the U.S. Becoming a Captured State? A Comparative Perspective
Patterns of state capture in South Africa, El Salvador, Sri Lanka and Guatemala offer a cautionary guide for the United States.

The Racial Twist in Trump’s Cutoff of Refugee Admissions
A case that prompted a court injunction helps show executive orders on refugee resettlement and on South Africa are egregious and unlawful.

The Colombian Model of Success: Civil Society and Excess Force by Anti-Riot Squads and Police Units
To counter impunity, civil society and survivors of police brutality are organizing against abuses such as eye mutilation.

The First Trump Administration Used Sanctions Effectively in Africa. Here’s How That Can Resume in the Second Term.
The Trump administration can open up other opportunities to advance broader policy, national security, and even economic objectives.

We Charge Genocide: Redux
What we can name and render cognizable and what we must un-remember and forcefully forget is deeply connected to the numerous atrocities embedded in the international order.

イスラエルが人道に対する犯罪としてのアパルトヘイトを実行しているという国際司法裁判所による認定の含意
Reconstituting the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid and the Group of Three should be given due consideration.

The Implications of An ICJ Finding that Israel is Committing the Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid
Reconstituting the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid and the Group of Three should be given due consideration.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 4–8)
Weekly developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Feb. 19-Feb. 23)
Our weekly series on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.