To contribute to research and analysis on international affairs.

Founded in 1994 - the same year as South Africa's transition to democracy - it has built up valuable experience, and made an important and sustained contribution to research and analysis on international affairs. As South Africa has progressively engaged more intensively with the region, the rest of Africa, and the global community, the IGD has also broadened its scope and increased its resources in order to focus on the critical challenges that confront South Africa, the region, and the continent in a fast-changing global environment.

Research analysis
Global environment