Now entering the third year, the Emerging Middle Powers Initiative (KEMP) explores how senior experts and decision-makers in Germany, India, Brazil, Indonesia, and South Africa views their countries’ roles in the world. This initiative is conducted by a consortium of think tanks: Körber-Stiftung, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), BRICS Policy Center, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), and Gateway House Indian Council on Global Relations.

May 2025

In this first episode of Eyes on Middle Powers podcast, FPCI Middle Power Studies Network Chair Dr. Dino Patti Djalal interviews Prof. David Monyae about what it means for South Africa to be a middle power, the future of the African region, perspectives on the regional and global order, relations with great powers US and China, views on BRICS, South Africa’s peace efforts and views on conflicts — among others.