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This analysis explores how South Africa's national interests are defined and pursued within BRICS in the context of its constitutional democracy.

May 25, 2026Open Access

Foreign policy: advancing South Africa's national interest within BRICS

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This analysis explores how South Africa's national interests are defined and pursued within BRICS in the context of its constitutional democracy.
Examined South Africa's constitutional values and their influence on foreign policy.
Assessed the alignment of socio-economic and political interests within international relations strategies.
Identified gaps in how socioeconomic interests are represented in foreign policy.
Determined that current strategies may not sufficiently promote constitutional values within BRICS.

Abstract

The nature of South Africa's constitutional democracy is taken as a starting point in determining the interests of South Africa as a nation. But the author asks if these socioeconomic and political interests adequately provided for in the country's international relations strategies so as to advance South Africa's constitutional values within BRICS.

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Human Sciences Research Council (Sat,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a13e88c0e02ee3982d33501 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14749/32387157