The pattern of diplomatic sanctions against South Africa 1948-1994
Apartheid ; Foreign policy ; International relations ; Isolation ; Political geography ; Political reform ; South Africa
South Africa was the object of a concerted international campaign of diplomatic isolation against the policy of apartheid during the era of National Party rule. Part of the isolation was self-inflicted with the rejection of states with communist
population, without resolving the problems involved in creating new nations or drawing state boundaries. The lack of legitimacy and the degree of coertion applied in the policy's enforcement ensured failure and the re-establishment of the unitary state.