INCOMPLETE ENGAGEMENT: REAGAN S SOUTH AFRICA POLICY REVISITED. |
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Thomson, Alex.
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1/1/95
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Journal
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Journal of Modern African Studies Great Britain
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33(1)
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Social/Public Policy and Administration
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Prior to passage of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act by Congress in October 1986, the Ronald Reagan administration followed a policy of constructive engagement toward the Republic of South Africa. This policy held thatquiet diplomacy, contact with oppositionist bodies, application of fair employment practices under the Sullivan Principles by American companies operating in South Africa, assistance programs to train Africans, and publicstatements endorsing reform would do more to undermine apartheid than would confrontational measures, including sanctions and disinvestment. In each of these areas, constructive engagement was only partly andineffectually implemented by an administration that, during the last years of the Cold War in the 1980 s, distrusted the African National Congress and continued to view Pretoria as at least a potential ally.
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