Institute for Strategic Studies articles from November 1 2002

Institute for Strategic Studies archives from November 1 2002

Preface.
November 1, 2002... The Institute has previously brought out publications on official South African strategic and security perceptions. Since this publication focuses on a more specialised theme, namely on selected official South African perceptions regarding...

Part one: the development of a new intelligence dispensation in the RSA.(Republic of South Africa)
November 1, 2002... 1. INTRODUCTION The advent of multi-party democracy in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) during the 1990s included the challenge of integrating the various intelligence agencies with diverse ideological backgrounds of the former South...

Part two: basic assumptions regarding strategic intelligence in the RSA.(Republic of South Africa)
November 1, 2002... 1. The concept of strategic intelligence 1.1 Definitions A number of definitions of intelligence exist, although all of these tend to emphasise certain basic features. In this context, intelligence is defined as "the product resulting...

Park three: the organization, functions and focus of intelligence in the RSA.(Republic of South Africa )
November 1, 2002... 1. INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION, FUNCTIONS AND FOCUS: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 1. 1 Organisation and functions It is stated that "(i)n a democracy the government must exercise meaningful control over the intelligence community through a...

Part four: the functioning of the intelligence community in the RSA.(Republic of South Africa)
November 1, 2002... 1. THE QUALITY OF AND CONTROL OVER INTELLIGENCE: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 1.1 The quality of intelligence The main types of intelligence failure are summarised as follows by Shulsky. (1) -- Surprise attack This relates to...