'Botswana needs no codified foreign policy'
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Mokhawa
Speaking during a panel discussion at the UB last Thursday, Mokhawa who teaches International Relations stated that Botswana’s outbursts on international issues has been strategic and worked well to position the country in the international arena.
“Foreign policy is not necessarily built on something, but practical examples of what is taking place at the time. States act in pragmatic manner, long or short-term, ethical or diplomatic issues at their interests,” she argued.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...