by Dr Joan Swart | May 10, 2026 | Strategic Interconnectivity, Africa Strategic Alignments, Defence Policy and Strategy, JIHADISM, JIHADISM IN AFRICA, JIHADIST MOVEMENTS, New Weapons of War, STARLINK, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: In Nongqai Vol.17 No 5, Strategic Security Analyst Dr Joan Swart examines why, how and where Jihadist movements operate in Africa. Why do Jihadist movements survive and thrive, despite the countermeasures African governments take against them? Dr Joan Swart...
by Dr Joan Swart | Apr 28, 2026 | Strategic Interconnectivity, Africa Strategic Alignments, Defence Policy and Strategy, New Weapons of War, STARLINK, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: In Nongqai Vol.17 No 4, Strategic Security Analyst Dr Joan Swart examines how and why STARLINK has become a buzz word not only in the age of Strategic Infrastructe and Interconnectivity, but also a bilateral political point of contention between South Africa...
by Dr Joan Swart | Apr 24, 2026 | Africa Strategic Alignments, Defence Policy and Strategy, New Weapons of War, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: In Nongqai Vol.17 No 4, Strategic Security Analyst Dr Joan Swart examines how and why observers, policymakers, and analysts interpret the same events in sharply divergent ways, sometimes arriving at conclusions that seem not merely different, but...
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by Henning van Aswegen | Mar 19, 2026 | Staatsveiligheidsraad, Inligting- en/of Veiligheidsperspektief, Nasionale Intelligensiediens [NI], National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, STRATEGIC STUDIES, Tak Nasionale Vertolking (TNV)
NOTAS INSAKE SUID-AFRIKA SE NASIONALE VEILIGHEIDSBESTUURSTEL Henning van Aswegen Key Words: National Security Management System, South Africa. Abstract: Notes on the management and functionalisty of South Africa’s National Security Management System, and the...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 23, 2026 | Africa Strategic Alignments, DRONES - Hommeltuie, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND TECHNOLOGY, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Winning Without Fighting: Military Strategy for Small States in the Transparency Battlefield Dr Joan Swart ; Forensic Psychologist and Military Strategist For most of modern military history, strength meant concentration. Victory came from massing combat power at...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 30, 2026 | Africa Sub-State Fault Lines, African Battlegrounds, Historical photos, History, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, Military History, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, South African Air Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE, STRATEGIC STUDIES, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, SWAPOL, Terrorism in Africa
The Start of the Border War (1966 – 1989) and The History of the South African Police (SAP) Counter Insurgency (COIN) Unit Wolfgang Witschas Abstract The Battle of Ongulumbashe (also known as Omugulugwombashe), or Operation Blouwildebees, was a pivotal clash...
