Africa and the World Bilateral and Multilateral International Diplomacy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nagar, Dawn (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Mutasa, Charles (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Africa-Politics and government.; International relations.; Security, International.; Diplomacy.; Comparative politics.; African Politics.; Foreign Policy.; International Security Studies.; International Relations Theory.; Comparative Politics.

This book probes key issues pertaining to Africa's relations with global actors. It provides a comprehensive trajectory of Africa's relations with key bilateral and major multilateral actors, assessing how the Cold War affected the African state systems' political policies, its econom...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Inspirations and Hesitations in Africa's Relations with External Actors
• 2. Africa and the United Stater: A History of Malign Neglect
• 3. Africa and Russia: The Pursuit of Strengthened Relations in the Post-Cold War Era
• 4. Africa and China: Winding Into A Community Of Common Destiny
• 5. France and Africa
• 6. To Brexit and Beyond: Africa and the United Kingdom
• 7. Africa and Portugal
• 8. Africa and Italy's Relations After the Cold War
• 9. Brazil-Africa Relations: From Boom to Bust?
• 10. A Renewed Partnership? Contemporary Latin America-Africa Engagement
• 11. Africa and India: Riding the Tail of the Tiger?
• 12. Africa-Japan Relations in the Post-Cold War Era
• 13. Africa and the Nordics
• 14. Africa, the Islamic World, and Europe
• 15. Africa and the Middle East: Shifting Alliances and Strategic Partnerships
• 16. Africa at the United Nations: From Dominance to Weakness
• 17. Africa and the International Criminal Court
• 18. Can the BRICS Re-Open the "Gateway to Africa"? South Africa's Contradictory Facilitation of Divergent Brazilian, Russian, Indian and Chinese Interests
• 19. Europe-Africa Relations in the Era of Uncertainty
• 20. Africa and the World Trade Organisation
• 21. Sub-Saharan Africa: the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
• 22. Conclusion.