Ms. Sanusha Naidu is a foreign policy and political analyst based in Cape Town. She is a Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Global Dialogue. Her areas of analysis includes democracy, development and the political economy of Africa’s international relations and South Africa's Foreign Policy.She has also focused her interests on South-South Cooperation and the footprint of emerging powers (China and India) in Africa. Ms. Naidu has a Masters in International Relations from the University of Staffordshire, United Kingdom. She has previously worked at the Centre for Conflict Resolution based in Cape Town and managed the South African Foreign Policy Initiative (SAFPI) at the Open Society Foundation for South Africa. She also managed managed Fahamu’s (a network for social justice movements) China and Emerging Powers in Africa programme. Ms. Naidu has published extensively including two edited books on Africa-China Relations. She is regular media commentator for South African and international media agencies.
