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John Siko joined the US Government in 2000. He has worked on Southern African political issues throughout his career as an analyst and diplomat, serving in Pretoria (20042006) and Cape Town (20082011). He is, in addition, an adjunct professor at Georgetown and George Washington Universities in Washington DC. John has a D Litt et Phil from the University of South Africa, as well as a BA and MA from the George Washington University in Washington DC. He is a term member of the US Council on Foreign Relations. He lives in DC.

INSIDE
SOUTH AFRICAS
FOREIGN POLICY

Diplomacy in Africa from Smuts to Mbeki

J OHN S IKO

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Copyright 2014 John Siko

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All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or any part thereof, may not be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

International Library of African Studies 43

ISBN: 978 1 78076 831 1
eISBN: 978 0 85773 579 9

A full CIP record for this book is available from the British Library
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Typeset in Garamond Three by OKS Prepress Services, Chennai, India

To Romy and Carl may you inherit your parents love of learning.

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many thanks are in order for this book. First off, my sincere thanks go out to Thabisi Hoeane, my advisor at the University of South Africa, for all of his guidance and meticulous review of the drafts of my doctoral dissertation, from which this book is derived. His assistance was invaluable in tightening my argumentation and improving the draft. Dirk Kotze of the Politics Department also provided valuable assistance in the early stages of the process and, most importantly, helped convince me to undertake the daunting task of a doctoral dissertation.

Two books, cited liberally in this text, gave me the inspiration to tackle the topic of South African foreign policy through the Mbeki period: Ned Mungers 1965 Notes on the Formation of South African Foreign Policy and Deon Geldenhuys 1984 Diplomacy of Isolation. My thanks go out to both authors. I never got the opportunity to meet Dr Munger, an American who passed away in 2010, but I did have the good fortune to talk with Dr Geldenhuys, who was extremely gracious in sitting for an interview.

My interviewees, all 113 of them, deserve tremendous thanks for taking time out of their busy schedules to meet in person (more than 100 of them), talk on the phone, or consider my questions by email. Their insider inputs and anecdotes provided me a wealth of information about the foreign policy decision-making process, past and present, which greatly enriched my analysis. While all interviewees were a huge help, I want to particularly thank Niel Barnard, Pik Botha, Pallo Jordan, and Aziz Pahad, each of whom gave me more than three hours of their time in one-on-one personal interviews.

Huge thanks go out to Todd Johnson, who read every chapter of this book and provided excellent feedback. Scott Hamilton and Jonathan Smallridge also read selected chapters and gave useful comments. Brendan Dabkowski, my oldest friend, meticulously edited the manuscript, making it far better in the process. Tomasz Hoskins and Allison Walker, my editors at I.B.Tauris, deserve huge thanks for guiding me through the process of publishing this manuscript. Last but not least, I have to thank my wife Yolaine for putting up with my research, writing, and editing over the past three years. She never complained about my long nights at the computer or my spending vacations trekking around South Africa to do interviews and research. Je t'aime tres fort, mon coeur!

LIST OF ACRONYMS

ACCORD	African Center for Constructive Resolution of Disputes
AISA	Africa Institute of South Africa
ANC	African National Congress
BEE	Black Economic Empowerment
BLSA	Business Leadership South Africa
BOSS	Bureau of State Security
BUSA	Business Unity South Africa
CCR	Center for Conflict Resolution
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency (USA)
CONSAS	Constellation of Southern African States
COSATU	Congress of South African Trade Unions
CPS	Center for Policy Studies
CSAS	Center for Southern African Studies
DA	Democratic Alliance
DEA	Department of External Affairs
DFA	Department of Foreign Affairs
DIA	Department of International Affairs (ANC)
DIP	Department of Information and Publicity (ANC)
DONS	Department of National Security
DPLG	Department of Provincial and Local Government
DTI	Department of Trade and Industry
FAK	Federation of Afrikaner Cultural Organizations (translated)
FRELIMO	Liberation Front of Mozambique (translated)
G-8	Group of 8
G-77	Group of 77
IDP	Institute for Defense Policy
IGD	Institute for Global Dialogue
IMF	International Monetary Fund
IRA	Irish Republican Army
IRPS	International Relations, Peace, and Security
ISS	Institute for Security Studies
ISSUP	Institute for Strategic Studies-University of Pretoria
MDC	Movement for Democratic Change (Zimbabwe)
MI	Military Intelligence
MK	Umkhonto we Sizwe (ANC armed wing)
MPLA	Peoples Movement for the Liberation of Angola (translated)
MRG	Military Research Group
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCOP	National Council of Provinces
NEC	National Executive Committee
NEPAD	New Economic Partnership for Africas Development
NIA	National Intelligence Agency
NIS	National Intelligence Service
NP	National Party
NWC	National Working Committee
OAU	Organization of African Unity
PAC	Pan-Africanist Congress
PCAS	Policy Coordination and Advisory Services
PCFA	Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs
PLO	Palestinian Liberation Organization
PRAU	Policy, Research, and Analysis Unit (DFA)
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