Contesting Unilateralism: The Role of BRICS Naval Drills and Africa's Criticism of US Policies in Venezuela
Contesting Unilateralism: The Role of BRICS Naval Drills and Africa's Criticism of US Policies in Venezuela
“Our institution that articulates our voices of us, ordinary Africans is the African Union. And it immediately specified in its statement that it remains steadfastly committed to fundamental principles of international law.”
“The problem, the big issue for Africa is that it needs to be united. It needs to speak with one voice. Africa has consistently fallen into the trap of being divided, and being ruled. And so, if Africa wants to make an impact with regard to international law, with regard to the sovereignty of smaller states, then they should not allow themselves to be bought.”
#PanAfricanFrequency features interviews with South African experts, Dr. Rasigan Maharajh, the chief director of the Institute for Economic Research and Innovation at Tshwane University of Technology, and Dr. Oscar van Heerden, senior research fellow at the Center of African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg, both of whom framed the US action in Venezuela as a threat to the international rules-based order and noted that the BRICS drills are a formidable display of strategic coordination, in light of US aggression.
Tune in to discover how African diplomacy is being forged by the collective memory of colonialism; why BRICS military collaboration is more than just symbolic; and how the continent may promote its interests in a world where power is no longer concentrated.
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