'Quiet diplomacy' or appeasement? South African policy towards Zimbabwe

Round Table

Volumn 98, Issue 402, 2009, Pages 373-384

  Hamill, James ^a   Hoffman, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African Union; Human rights; Liberal values; New Partnership for Africa's Development; Power sharing; Quiet diplomacy; Robert Mugabe; South Africa; South African Development Community; Thabo Mbeki; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; FOREIGN POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL POWER; SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 70449510165     PISSN: 00358533     EISSN: 1474029X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00358530902895584     Document Type: Article

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