http://africa.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/22/arms-to-zim/ The largest network of international affairs blogs online Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:04:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://africa.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/22/arms-to-zim/#comment-134 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:15:24 +0000 http://africa.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/22/arms-to-zim/#comment-134 [...] The ongoing Zimbabwe arms shipment fiasco has not seen Thabo Mbeki at his best. At The Mail & Guardian Richard Calland argues that Mbeki’s handling of the Zimbabwe crisis has further damaged a reputation that already was on a downward spiral. But he further believes that human rights problems at home undercut South Africa’s ability to function effectively abroad. It’s an interesting, if arguably overstated, argument. [...] […] The ongoing Zimbabwe arms shipment fiasco has not seen Thabo Mbeki at his best. At The Mail & Guardian Richard Calland argues that Mbeki’s handling of the Zimbabwe crisis has further damaged a reputation that already was on a downward spiral. But he further believes that human rights problems at home undercut South Africa’s ability to function effectively abroad. It’s an interesting, if arguably overstated, argument. […]

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