Priyal Singh | ISS Africa

24 Jan 2024 / by Ronak Gopaldas & Priyal Singh

South Africa’s ICJ case has already altered its foreign policy space

Regardless of what the World Court decides, a recalibration of South Africa’s bilateral relations will be needed.

29 Sep 2023 / by Priyal Singh

Going nowhere slowly at the UN General Assembly’s annual debate

At this critical juncture in world affairs, the general debate should have featured more solutions and better leadership.

30 Aug 2023 / by Priyal Singh

BRICS+ and the tricky business of balancing global geopolitics

Will an expanded BRICS precipitate a new international order, or collapse under the weight of its internal contradictions?

19 Jul 2023 / by Priyal Singh and Denys Reva

Will the Russia-Africa Summit balance pageantry and politics?

To avoid being seen as passive agents endorsing Moscow’s narrow global interests, African leaders must assert the continent’s priorities.

04 Jul 2023 / by Dawit Yohannes, Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Emmaculate Liaga, Christian Ani, Priyal Singh and Meressa Kahsu

Regional conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Africa: pathway for the New Agenda for Peace

The New Agenda for Peace must recognise and promote African agency and leadership in regional responses to crises on the continent.

23 Jun 2023 / by Priyal Singh and Denys Reva

African peace mission: one step forward, one step back?

Although the initiative is a milestone in Africa’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a better organised, broader collective effort is needed.

22 May 2023 / by Priyal Singh

Wheels come off South Africa’s hollow version of non-alignment

A foreign policy of non-alignment only works when based on a dispassionate and objective reading of global geopolitics.

06 Mar 2023 / by Priyal Singh

Breaking down the BRIC wall between South Africa-US relations

Pretoria’s global credibility hinges on a precarious balancing act between competing views on the international order.

21 Nov 2022 / by Priyal Singh

Russia–Africa relations in an age of renewed great power competition

Russia is prioritising its Africa outreach to reduce the impact of Western sanctions and its growing isolation.

30 Aug 2022 / by Priyal Singh

Africa has a rare chance to shape the international order

As global powers seek support for their competing worldviews, will Africa capitalise on its rising strategic value?

08 Nov 2021 / by Priyal Singh and Gustavo de Carvalho

Does Russia influence Africa on the UN Security Council?

Research suggests that the links are overstated, especially compared to Africa’s voting patterns with other council members.

27 Oct 2021 / by Priyal Singh and Gustavo de Carvalho

Walking with the Bear? Russia and the A3 in the UN Security Council

This policy insight argues that Russia’s influence over the African grouping is often exaggerated or misplaced.