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  • Behind the veil : India's relations with apartheid South Africa 
    Solomon, Hussein; Theron, Sonja (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2011-05)
    History remembers India as a vocal and consistent supporter of the anti-apartheid movement. The existing literature on relations between India and apartheid South Africa describes an antagonistic relationship defined by ...
  • China-Angola aid relations : strategic cooperation for development? 
    Kiala, Carine Zamay (Routledge, 2010-12)
    Until recently the international donor community has predominantly consisted of members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). However, China ...
  • South Africa in Africa : a case of high expectations for peace 
    Solomon, Hussein (Routledge, 2010-08)
    This article examines South Africa’s engagement with the rest of the African continent in the realm of peace and security since 1994. It notes that despite expectations from the international community as well as its own ...
  • Trends and developments in South African foreign policy : 2009 
    Spies, Yolanda Kemp (The Verloren van Themmat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2009)
    Broadly speaking, foreign policy analysts consider two contexts when studying a given state’s policy vis-à-vis the international environment: the systemic, which pertains to the structural determinants of the external ...
  • Interests, ideas and ideology : South Africa's policy on Darfur 
    Nathan, Laurie (Oxford University Press, 2011-01)
    Under former President Mbeki, South Africa provoked international dismay and criticism when it tried to block United Nations censure of Burma, Sudan, and Zimbabwe for gross human rights abuses. In the case of Sudan, Pretoria ...
  • Europe and Africa - the enduring relationship 
    Cilliers, Jakkie (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2010-11)
    This article looks at two aspects of interdependence between Europe and Africa. The first relates to economics, the seconds to security. Under current trends, Europe's future looks distinctively like that of Japan today - ...
  • Regionalism in Africa : cooperation without integration 
    Olivier, Gerrit (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2010-11)
    The 'idea of Africa' implies pan-Africanism, that is, a united Africa, working in concert towards a better future for a continent consisting of one billion people and 54 sovereign independent nation states. Since decolonisation, ...
  • From war economies to peace economies in Africa 
    Broodryk, Amelia; Solomon, Hussein (Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), University of Stellenbosch, 2010)
    One reason for the persistence and protracted nature of conflict on the African continent is the phenomenon of war economies. These have transformed the nature of war itself where the object is not at neutralizing an enemy ...
  • Intelligence cooperation to combat terrorism and serious organised crime : the United Kingdom model 
    Jacobs, P.C.; Hough, Mike (Michael) (CRIMSA, 2010)
    The 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States of America (US), the terrorist attacks on the transport system in the United Kingdom (UK) during July 2005, as well as official commissions of inquiry into how ...
  • The boy and his microscope : interpreting section 56(1) of the National Health Act 
    Jordaan, Donrich Willem (South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 2009-06)
    This article discusses the classic conflict between freedom and propriety with reference to the use of human gametes (sperm and egg cells) in South African law. The core question addressed is whether it is legal to use ...
  • Afghanistan's arrested development : combating Taliban resurgence with an eye for lasting peace 
    Coady, Allison Marie; Solomon, Hussein (Routledge, 2009-04)
    Nearly eight years have passed since the Taliban were decisively removed from power, yet so far the international community together with the Afghan government lack a common and successful strategy necessary for the ...
  • Defence diplomacy : conceptual and practical dimensions with specific reference to South Africa 
    Du Plessis, Anton (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2008)
    This article explores defence diplomacy with reference to South Africa. Although the use of military means for diplomatic purposes is an established practice in South Africa, it is argued that as defence foreign relations, ...
  • The extent and security implications of money laundering in South Africa 
    Moodley, M.S. (Maiendra Sadanandan) (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2008-11)
    Money laundering presents challenges to legislators, both in South Africa and globally, considering that its use ranges from criminal syndicates profiting from criminal activities to financiers of terrorist activities. By ...
  • The multilateral maze and (South) Africa's quest for permanent United Nations Security Council represantation 
    Spies, Yolanda Kemp (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2008-05)
    The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful global governance forum in the history of humankind. In a rapidly globalising world its constitutive mandate addressing issues of international peace and security ...
  • State and state-sponsored terrorism in Africa : the case of Libya and Sudan 
    Pienaar, L.E. (Lyle Eugene) (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2008-05)
    This article aims to describe past and present state sponsorship of international terrorism in Africa. Firstly, it commences by exploring the differences between terrorism, international terrorism and state-sponsored ...
  • Black gold and the new scramble for Africa : the case of São Tomé 
    Velempini, Simiso; Solomon, Hussein (AISA, 2007-04)
    From Liberia to Angola, oil companies are bidding for lucrative contracts for exclusive rights to Africa's oil. This flurry of activity has been dubbed the 'New Scramble for Africa', mirroring the original, which led to ...
  • Suicide attacks as a terrorist tactic : characteristics and counter-measures 
    Merari, Ariel (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2007-11)
    As a systematic terrorist tactic, suicide attacks are a relatively new phenomenon. The article surveys the dimensions of this phenomenon, influencing factors, and counter-measures. After an overview of the political and ...
  • South Africa's space programme : past and present 
    Alden, Chris (Christopher) (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2007-05)
    This article will examine the evolution of South Africa's space programme, from its origins in the security concerns of the apartheid government to the developmental ambitions of the contemporary government. It will ...
  • From defence doctrine to national security strategy : the case of the Netherlands 
    De Haas, Marcel (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2007-11)
    In describing Dutch security policy, the military model of levels of strategy is applied to the (civil) national security environment, followed by a discussion of the Netherlands Defence Doctrine (2005) and the Netherlands ...
  • Terrorism, public policy and democracy in South Africa 
    Vadi, Ismail (Institute for Strategic Studies, University of Pretoria, 2007-05)
    The democratic government of South Africa, after 1994, formulated a new official policy on terrorism. Stemming from this policy it undertook an overall review of security legislation, and promulgated a comprehensive ...