Lecturer of Political Science & International Relations at the University of Pretoria. Studies terrorism, gender, foreign policy diplomacy & Africa-Nordic relations.Views mine.https://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3lushndvowc2aIf you are still waiting to purchase your copy of 'Key Issues in African Diplomacy', now is your chance. BUP is having a summer sale! https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/key-issues-in-african-diplomacy [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lushndvowc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3lrmtc4ci4c23BEE is not having the desired impact it should. 👇 https://dailyinvestor.com/south-africa/89445/r1-trillion-moved-between-100-politically-connected-individuals-through-bee/15 Jun 2025 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrmtc4ci4c23https://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3lhh5r5eagk2dCondolences to all Swedish colleagues and friends. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/crime/rickard-andersson-sweden-mass-shooting-suspect-school-gunman-b2692823.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawIQhrZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeiKwr3BzdIXi9L03vWB-sFvVHwdpZPpAFldYwtjojdQk2_d9e1aMDIESA_aem_I12tOTPRrRVoqhqY3woLmg05 Feb 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhh5r5eagk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3lh2gh2vy7s25If you've been waiting to order your copy of 'Key Issues in #African #Diplomacy' edited by Jo-AnsievanWyk & myself, now is your chance! @brisunipress.bsky.social is having a January Sale. All books are 50% off.👇 https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/key-issues-in-african-diplomacy [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jan 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2gh2vy7s25https://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3lgnkljzkls2c“He was very firm. It was a cold shower. Before, it was hard to take it seriously. But I do think it is serious and potentially very dangerous.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/25/trump-greenland-denmark?CMP=soc_56726 Jan 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnkljzkls2chttps://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3lgknxj2wks2vPresdient Ramaphosa signs Expropriation Bill into law. 🇿🇦 Some key questions to ponder as a new chapter in South African politics begin: 1) - How does the DA's participation in the Government of National Unity (GNU) impact the timing of the Bill's signing, if at all? 1/3 https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/808339/ramaphosa-signs-new-expropriation-law-for-south-africa/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIBlWdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYhiN0QXhzk2sWYuGxJ4NTX2FUDteC96Qr0qp3DB1WQ4MYS8_ENRcxA5iA_aem_uJexQjEK8X2VTgaY-KCnow25 Jan 2025 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgknxj2wks2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3ldjahq6xqs22Are you still looking for a gift for that one person who loves Africa, #diplomacy, and #InternationalRelations? Stop and look no further! My book (co-edited with Jo-Ansie Van Wyk), 'Key Issues in African Diplomacy', is the ideal gift! 👇 https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/key-issues-in-african-diplomacy17 Dec 2024 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjahq6xqs22https://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3ld7rx3wsck2cFarewell dinner tonight with Amb José Costa Pereira as his time as Portugal’s Ambassador to South Africa comes to an end. Thank you for your friendship, José! Always a pleasure engaging with you. All the best with your new chapter. Looking forward to keeping in touch. 🇿🇦🤝🇵🇹13 Dec 2024 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7rx3wsck2chttps://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3lczbdvip6s2yFeminist Foreign Policy In Africa: Concept, Methodology, and Practice Call for abstracts👇 https://drive.google.com/file/d/184JwOvVVOnQskl739FsQxDndqP7kTQ4T/view?usp=sharing #Feminism #Africa #ForeignPolicy11 Dec 2024 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczbdvip6s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3lcnxmakics2cCelebrating 107 years of Finnish Independence this past week. Thank you to Amb Pekka Metso for the invitation to participate in this year's proceedings. Happy Independence Day to all of my Finnish colleagues, friends, and students. 🇿🇦🤝🇫🇮06 Dec 2024 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnxmakics2chttps://bsky.app/profile/svenbotha.bsky.social/post/3lcnxdv5wqk2cIs South Africa's science diplomacy becoming knowledge diplomacy, and what implications could this shift have for North-South cooperation in these areas? Some questions I tried to answer via my talk at the South Africa Science Forum earlier this week.06 Dec 2024 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:fujvmcdlsxvb7huccdve2vjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnxdv5wqk2c