Institute for Strategic Studies articles

Recent articles from Institute for Strategic Studies

Preface.
December 1, 2007... The Institute has previously brought out publications on official South African strategic and security perceptions. This publication is the fourth in the series, each covering a specific period. The first the period from 1975 to 1987, incorporating the perceptions that embedded the national...

Part I: national security policy and strategy.
December 1, 2007... 1. BACKGROUND AND CURRENT INITIATIVES Aspects of current South African national security policy are primarily included in the Constitution; the White Paper on Defence; the White Paper on Intelligence; and the White Paper on South African Participation in International Peace Missions....

Part II: defence policy and strategy.
December 1, 2007... 1. INTRODUCTION During the period from 2001 to 2007 there have, with the exception of the Defence Act, 2002 and Military Strategy, 2002, been no major policy publications on security such as the South African White Paper on Defence 1996 and the South African Defence Review 1998 (both are...

Part III: civilian and defence intelligence.
December 1, 2007... In this section, selected official views regarding positive intelligence in South Africa (civilian domestic and foreign intelligence as well as defence intelligence) over the period 2003 to 2007, are presented.* As far as civilian intelligence is concerned, it will be subdivided into...

Part IV: contemporary challenges and emerging issues.
December 1, 2007... 1. INTRODUCTION The official viewpoint is that South Africa does not face any direct military threat to its national security, compromising its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Such a threat, particularly of an external nature, is also not foreseen in the foreseeable future. This...