South Africa’s (SA) ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is looking to expand SA’s influence and power in the region and on the African continent in order to advance domestic socio-economic development. In the process, SA’s political identity is changing. Much of the article also focuses on the evolution or adaptation of the national political identity of SA. This discussion shows that there is a risk that the new political identity may not be accepted by the majority of South African citizens or by its allies in the region and on the continent. If the new political identity fails to take hold and domestic socio-economic problems are not addressed, the ANC could lose its future political support while anarchy and uncertainty, in the context of the ‘security dilemma’, may further perpetuate to the general public and partnering states. An exacerbating factor is the fact that SA’s domestic policies are linked to its foreign policies. Failures to successfully introduce domestic policies may also hold negative consequences for its foreign policy objectives and may well lead to unintended rivalry and conflict in the region and the continent.

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南非对非洲外交政策中显而易见的安全困境

南非执政党非洲人国民大会（ANC）希望扩大SA在该地区和非洲大陆的影响力和权力，以促进国内社会经济发展。在此过程中，南非的政治身份正在发生变化。本文的大部分内容还着重于SA的国家政治身份的演变或适应。这次讨论表明，新的政治身份可能会被大多数南非公民或其在该地区和整个非洲大陆的盟友接受。如果新的政治身份无法得到巩固，并且国内的社会经济问题得不到解决，那么非国大可能会失去其未来的政治支持，而在“安全困境”的背景下，无政府状态和不确定性可能会使公众和公众长期生存下去。伙伴国。加剧的因素是南非的国内政策与其外交政策联系在一起的事实。未能成功实施国内政策也可能对其外交政策目标产生负面影响，并很可能导致该地区和非洲大陆意外竞争和冲突。