Global powers are turning to it—with mixed success.
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It may be in their own self-interest.
A sweeping new history of the country focuses primarily on elites, rather than the grassroots movements that overturned apartheid.
A new inquiry may expose Beijing’s reach in Ottawa.
Analysis: Why Is Mainstream International Relations Blind to Racism?
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Vineet Thakur teaches at Leiden University and is currently the Smuts visiting fellow at Cambridge University. He is a co-author of South Africa, Race and the Making of International Relations.