Occasional Paper

Suid Afrika: ‘n onverbonde buitelandse beleidsrigting

It is suggested that South Africa should rather pursue a policy of flexible response, combining the best elements of a three dimensional option namely meaningful technical-functional cooperation on a regional level, and domestic policy adjustments; normalisation of relations and the pursuit of a purposeful and consistent “non-aligned” direction in foreign policy globally. The paper explains the terminology around neutrality, and finally conludes that a range of policy options is neccesary to have successful international relations