A conversation with South Africa's new foreign minister

Minister Ronald Lamola is crystal clear on his country's values, and he's not backing down on changing the U.N., empowering the Global South, talking to Putin, or supporting Palestine

I had the distinct pleasure and opportunity on Tuesday to be in conversation, at the invitation of the Quincy Institute and my friend Trita Parsi, with the newly named Foreign Minister of South Africa, Ronald Lamola.

Lamola, who is young and mostly serious — though I did get him to laugh at the prospect of joining me for an adventure day at the Spy Muse…