Diplomatic Strategies of Nations in the Global South
The Search for Leadership

Editors: Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner



Goes beyond the usual economically-oriented prognoses and offers an analysis of diplomatic strategies in the Global South

Elaborates on the intimate linkage between unique domestic conditions, values, and traditions, and the diplomatic strategies states adopt to gain influence in international affairs

Targets a wide audience beyond scholars and practitioners directly from the Global South to increase awareness of the political diplomatic, and economic potential of the regions

At a time of change in the international system, this book examines how non-traditional leading nations from the Global South have fared to date and what the chances are of their rise to continue. In the second decade of the twenty-first century, the enthusiasm of observers of the international scene about the “rise of the rest” is waning as many countries that were expected to lead the evolving multipolar order are experiencing economic contraction and governance problems. In order to predict further developments, the contributors to this volume focus on the types and sources of the diplomatic strategies that must be executed by rising states if they are to preserve domestic advances as well as gain influence regionally and internationally. Through a comprehensive examination of case studies from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, they show that while there are commonalities among these rising states, unique domestic conditions, values, and traditions impact and predict diplomatic strategizing and the ability for sustained projection on the international scene.  

Table of contents (16 chapters)

Front Matter
Pages i-xv

Introduction: Rise of Which Global South States?
Pages 1-24

Seeking Global Leadership
Front Matter
Pages 25-25
Brazil’s International Rise in the Twenty-First Century: Ambitions and Difficulties
Pages 27-58
Aspiring to Be a Global Power: China’s Activism in the Global South
Pages 59-91
From Reluctance to Readiness: India’s Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Strategies in the Twenty-First Century
Pages 93-123
South Africa in Africa and the World: The Diplomatic Strategies of a Global–Regional Power
Pages 125-151

Regional-Subregional Leaders
Front Matter
Pages 153-153
Egypt as a Leading Nation: Regional Imperatives and Domestic Constraints
Pages 155-179
Iran’s Permanent Quest for Regional Power Status
Pages 181-211
Nigeria’s Diplomacy: The Challenges of Regional Power and Leadership in a Globalizing World
Pages 213-238
Uganda: A Mix of Strategies for Soft Power Goals
Pages 239-262
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: The Limits of Ideological Diplomacy and Regional Leadership
Pages 263-290

Seeking Subregional Leaderships
Front Matter
Pages 291-291
Incapacity, Endowment, and Ambivalence: Deciphering Azerbaijan’s Regional Leadership Strategy
Pages 293-317
Cuba: Still Punching Above Its Weight
Pages 319-344
Qatar’s Global Activism: Pursuing Ambition in the Midst of Domestic and Regional Transitions
Pages 345-369
Senegal: A New West African Leader in a Globalized World?
Pages 371-391
The Diplomacy of Singapore: Rationality and Pitfalls
Pages 393-424
Conclusion: Lessons Learned
Pages 425-438

Back Matter
Pages 439-453