The abbreviation SAIIA stands for...
Which statement is correct?
Which of the following is no longer one of SAIIA’s programmes?
During the Cold War, Germany was divided. The Berlin Wall, which divided that city into east and west, stood for how many years?
The fall of the Berlin Wall was on?
Which economic system did the Adenauer government introduce?
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is affiliated to which political party?
The KAS-SAIIA Careers Event is held annually to share information about the scholarship and extend opportunities to students within the humanities and social sciences disciplines. The theme for the 2024 Careers Event was:
The KAS-SAIIA scholarship was established in which year?
The recently concluded Olympic Games were held in which city?
In July 2023, Israel approved a key part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform plan. What does the approved measure do?
Which American official was sent by President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia to negotiate the normalisations of relations between that country and Israel?
Which one of the following countries is not a part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)?
Which treaty entered into force in 1970 and serves as the cornerstone accord on the prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons, weapon technology and promoting disarmament?
In international relations, which term refers to an alliance and collaboration between three or more countries in pursuit of a common agenda?
At its 15th summit held in Johannesburg in August 2023, BRICS welcomed four new members into its ranks and is now informally called BRICS+. The new countries are:
Woodrow Wilson's call for a League of Nations symbolises the rise of
The ministry of the South Government dealing with foreign affairs is called?
During a period of reform within the United National Security Council (UNSC), three African states began serving simultaneously as non-permanent members on a rotational basis known as the A3. Who are the A3 states in 2024?
Which countries form the A3 Plus at the UNSC in 2024?
Which international relations academic popularised the “world systems theory”?
The analogy of carrots and sticks refers to:
Power in international relations is described as:
Economists Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson in ‘Why Nations Fail,’ argue that states experience stagnation when?
Which of the following is NOT necessary for an entity to be considered a state?
Which theory posits that the world order is organised in hierarchy, with a dominant power at the top and conflict can occur as a result of dissatisfaction of a rising power with the dominant power?
The paradox of plenty presupposes that…
Centralism is the opposite of?
Why did Niccolò Machiavelli’s "The Prince" generate controversy?
Which term refers to an illegal and overt attempt by the military or other government elites to unseat the incumbent leader?
In his publication "Clash of Civilizations," Samuel Huntington argues that …
In 2020, a modern trade agreement replaced NAFTA to include intellectual property and digital trade and promote global economic integration. What is the name of the new agreement?
What are intellectual property rights?
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an agreement that was brokered by the African Union in 2018 and aims to create a single market for goods and services of almost 1.3 billion people in Africa. When did trading under the AfCFTA start?
The China-Taiwan tensions center on
The Abraham Accords of 2020 are a series of joint normalisation agreements negotiated initially between which countries?
The Blue Brain Project pioneered simulation neuroscience by developing biological algorithms and scientific software needed to digitally reconstruct and simulate the human brain. Which animal’s brain was the first use case?
Which of the following words refer to the use of matter on atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scales for industrial purposes?
Nanomedicine is a branch of medicine that applies the knowledge and tools of nanotechnology to the prevention and treatment of diseases.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is headquartered in which country and city?
Who is the current Director-General of the World Trade Organisation?
What is the technological arm of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative known as?
Whether a country has mountains, rivers, or plains refers to what power consideration?
In which year was the landmark Paris Climate Agreement adopted?
What energy source is formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago?
How does the greenhouse effect work?
Which of the following is not a mineral?
SAIIA’s Climate and Natural Resources programme aims to:
The full name of South Africa’s current government is:
In 2005, the African Union adopted a consensus document on the reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). What is the name of this consensus?
In which city was the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional group founded?
Which statesman delivered the "I am an African" speech in Cape Town in 1996?
The apartheid system in South Africa was ended through a series of bilateral and multi-party negotiations between 1990 and 1993. CODESA stands for?
Which countries still serve as sovereign monarchies in Africa?
Which of the following ideologies became more popular in the post-independence era, promoting an African identity within the continent and in the diaspora?
Which two countries are members of both the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC)?
Who is the current president of Nigeria?
Which country is the first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, from?
