Gold star or bottom of the class: is South Africa a good international citizen?

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Title:	Gold star or bottom of the class: is South Africa a good international citizen?
Author:	Graham, Suzanne
Year:	2008
Periodical:	South African Journal of International Affairs
Volume:	15
Issue:	1
Pages:	87-97
Language:	English
Geographic term:	South Africa
Subjects:	international politics UN Security Council foreign policy ethics
External link:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10220460802217983
Abstract:	When, on 23 June 1994, Deputy President Thabo Mbeki announced South Africa's new foreign policy goal at the United Nations as its commitment to being a good citizen of the world, the concept of being a good international citizen (GIC) had been floating on the international seas since 1989. Over 13 years later, how has South Africa played its international role, especially since winning a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council in 2006? South Africa is a young, flawed democracy. It has a great deal of moral authority internationally; it is an emerging middle power in the Global South; and it is a true leader on the African continent and the hegemon in the Southern African region. But is it a good international citizen? Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]