Sanusha Naidu is a senior researcher with the Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery Programmed based at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Cape Town, South Africa. She holds an MA in international relations from Staffordshire University (UK) and has worked on international relations and strategic issues for more than a decade. She has published widely in international journals. She is a regular commentator for international and national media, and was formerly the research director of the Emerging Powers in Africa Programme with Fahamu, in Cape Town, South Africa.