The foreign policy of the Zuma government: Pursuing the 'national interest'?

South African Journal of International Affairs

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-293

  Landsberg, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developmental agenda; Jacob zuma foreign policy executive; National interest; National interest driven foreign policy; South African foreign policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960084769     PISSN: 10220461     EISSN: 19380275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10220461.2010.533890     Document Type: Article

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