South Africa's Defence and Security Into the 21st Century
Title | South Africa's Defence and Security Into the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | William Gutteridge |
Publisher | Dartmouth Publishing Company |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | History |
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This book describes the character and roles of the South African Defence and Security Forces in the context of the establishment of the Government of National Unity. Specialist contributors include South Africa's Defence Secretary and other South Africans closely associated with policy making and the transformation of the armed forces.
Complex Emergencies in the 21st Century
Title | Complex Emergencies in the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Festus Boahen Aboagye |
Publisher | |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Africa |
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The AU System does not shy away from its inglorious past that characterised the OAU from its inception in 1963 until the start of its transformation during the early 1990s. Coming of age at the height of the Cold War, the OAU was politically torn between competing East-West political ideologies that instilled fear among and between the newly independent African states. African leaders of that era, who were also founding fathers of the continental Organisation, were driven by an inordinate desire for power for safeguarding national independence and sovereignty. By extension, this resulted in many of them remaining in office for far longer than was necessary. Convinced of their mandate to safeguard Africa's sovereignty, they sought to claim that they were the only ones bequeathed with love of country, sufficient wisdom and commitment to safeguard national independence.
South Africa-India Strategic Partnership Into the 21st Century
Title | South Africa-India Strategic Partnership Into the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Jasjit Singh |
Publisher | |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | India |
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African security in the twenty-first century
Title | African security in the twenty-first century PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Emerson |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 2018-01-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1526122766 |
This book explores and analyses the evolving African security paradigm in light of the multitude of diverse threats and challenges facing the continent and the international community. It challenges current thinking and traditional security constructs as woefully inadequate to meet the real security needs of African governments and their 1 billion plus citizens in an increasingly globalised and interdependent world. Through the lens of human security the authors’ examine the continent’s most pressing security challenges—from identity conflict and failing states to terrorism, disease, and environmental degradation—and in doing so provide a comprehensive look at the complexities of building peace and stability in modern-day Africa. Not only does the book critically assess the state of progress in addressing security challenges, but it presents new strategies and tools for more effectively engaging Africans and the global community in their common search for solutions.
State Security in South Africa
Title | State Security in South Africa PDF eBook |
Author | James Michael Roherty |
Publisher | M.E. Sharpe |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780873328777 |
This work is a study of civil-military relations in the Republic of South Africa while Pieter Willem Botha was prime minister (1978-89). The author's controversial thesis is that Prime Minister Botha, recognizing that his country had reached the historical juncture when it needed to establish a new political order encompassing all of its diverse peoples, moved effectively to prepare the ground for fundamental constitutional change. What was needed above all were stabilization measures to assure the support of the white population for reform. Botha used the South African defence force as his primary instrument. By 1989, Professor Roherty maintains, a striking degree of stabilization had been achieved within the country and throughout South Africa, and the groundwork for epochal change had been prepared. The author makes use of exclusive interviews with South Africans from the political, military, intelligence, corporate, and academic worlds.
South Africa's Post-Apartheid Military
Title | South Africa's Post-Apartheid Military PDF eBook |
Author | Lindy Heinecken |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2020-01-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 3030337340 |
This timely book examines how the South African National Defence Force has adapted to the country’s new security, political and social environment since 1994. In South Africa’s changed political state, how has civilian control of the military been implemented and what does this mean for ‘defence in a democracy’? This book presents an overview of the security environment, how the mission focus of the military has changed and the implications for force procurement, force preparation, force employment and force sustainability. The author addresses other issues, such as: · the effect of integrating former revolutionary soldiers into a professional armed force · the effect of affirmative action on meritocracy, recruitment and retention · military veterans, looking at the difficulties they face in reintegrating back into society and finding gainful employment · gender equality and mainstreaming · the rise of military unions and why a confrontational, instead of a more corporatist approach to labour relations has emerged · HIV/AIDS and the consequences this holds for the military in terms of its operational effectiveness. In closing, the author highlights key events that have caused the SANDF to become ‘lost in transition and transformation’, spelling out some lessons learned. The conclusions she draws are pertinent for the future of defence, security and civil-military relations of countries around the world.
Towards a Common Defence and Security Policy in the Southern African Development Community
Title | Towards a Common Defence and Security Policy in the Southern African Development Community PDF eBook |
Author | Hussein Solomon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Political Science |
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From a historical, post-apartheid perspective, this book argues that 'apartheid destabilisation' in the Southern African sub-region, resulted in a particular form of regionalisation which favoured state security over human security, stressed solidarity, and regarded external intervention as inimical to its own interests. It argues that this stance was fundamentally anti-democratic, and that its legacy haunts the organs, SADC and the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security as the premier vehicles for security cooperation in the region. The book argues that a further legacy of apartheid destabilisation was to foster national sovereignties at the expense of a collective regional identity; the present challenge being for SADC to decide how best to move to considerations of regional security. It then addresses issues such as the need to develop a common military doctrine, command, training, and control. The book is divided into three parts. The first provides historical background to the current developments, outlining the challenges facing the region's policymakers and citizens. The second part focuses on the nuts and bolts of defence cooperation among the SADC states. The final part addresses the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security, its institutional problems, and outlines possible mechanisms for correcting them. The contributors are mostly connected with the Africa Institute of South Africa and the University of Pretoria.