{"product_id":"africa-and-the-thucydides-trap-strategies-for-a-world-in-transition","title":"AFRICA AND THE THUCYDIDES TRAP, strategies for a world in transition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e353pp., paperback,\u003c\/em\u003e MISTRA, Johannesburg, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781991274052\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003experts from different fields argue that, in a time of global chaos, w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eith the USA and China competing for trade, influence, minerals, and technology, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eAfrican countries can avoid picking sides and assert their own strategic independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eContributions include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\"The Trump II foreign policy as a response to great power transition: From alliance-building to predatory cooperation?\" by \u003cspan\u003eLaurence Caromba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The EU-China competition in Africa amid the changing world order\" by Mengshu Zhan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Geopolitical rivalries, critical minerals, and climate actions: Rethinking US-China cooperation through Africa's strategic role\" Claude Kabemba and Nqobile Xaba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A second balancing act? Africa and BRICS+ diplomacy in the age of the the Thucydides Trap\" by Marcel Nagar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Reimagining the order of things: The Global South and global order\" by Yu-Shan Wu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"South Africa's path to the Gaza case at the ICJ: Global solidarity, internationalism, and big power rivalry\" by Yacoob Abba Omar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaurence Caromba\u003c\/strong\u003e is a researcher in the Humanity Faculty at MISTRA and a research associate in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBhaso Ndzendze\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg, where he is also Vice-Dean in the Faculty of Humanities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScarlett Cornelissen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of the Japan Centre, Stellenbosch University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row pt40\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-12 p-sm-0 mt-sm-10 mb-sm-10\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-16 montserrat colour-black\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-orange donate-now p-10-15 w-50 text-left font-18 font-600 text-uppercase\" data-target=\"#DonateNow\" id=\"DonateNowButton\" data-toggle=\"modal\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caromba (L.), Ndzendze (B.) \u0026 Cornelissen (S.) eds.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42285126025262,"sku":null,"price":390.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/files\/AfricaandtheThucydidesTrap.png?v=1776787486","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/africa-and-the-thucydides-trap-strategies-for-a-world-in-transition","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}