by Joan Swart | Aug 23, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, South Africa, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: Foreign policy is often presented as a calculation of national interest, separate from emotion and morality. Yet national interest itself is shaped by history, values and strategic culture, raising a difficult question: when principle, international law and...
by Joan Swart | Aug 17, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, South Africa, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: South Africa inherited distinct military and political traditions that were never fully synthesised into a coherent post-1994 strategic culture. Rebuilding effective military strategy and doctrine therefore requires neither restoration nor rejection, but a...
by Joan Swart | Aug 8, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, South Africa, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: Recurring disruptions in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz have restored the strategic importance of the Cape Sea Route. Yet South Africa continues to treat its maritime position primarily as a transport issue rather than a strategic national asset. This...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 1, 2026 | National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Donald Trump (President: USA), STRATEGIC STUDIES, United States - Foreign Policy
Nongqai Vol 17 No 8 – Trump se Buitelandsebeleid Summary (English) The article evaluates Donald Trump’s understanding of foreign‑policy principles during his second presidential term, beginning in January 2025. It explains how his America First approach reshaped the...
by Joan Swart | Jul 24, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, Energy Security, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, South Africa, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: South Africa’s draft Strategic Petroleum Stocks Policy is about far more than fuel security. It signals a renewed appreciation that national resilience cannot be left entirely to market forces, and that strategic endurance requires deliberate...
by WPS | Jul 23, 2026 | 1976 Soweto Riots / Soeto-onluste, Koevoet, Military History, National Intelligence, Nongqai Books, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Operasie Savannah, Pres PW Botha, Race Based Laws, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Dept of Foreign Affairs, SAP - Durban, SAP & Apartheid, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, Situation Room - State President, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, South African Intelligence History, Staatsveiligheidsraad, STRATEGIC STUDIES, Tak Nasionale Vertolking (TNV)
South Africa’s Transition What Really Happened and Why FREE eBOOK SOUTH AFRICA’S TRANSITION WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND WHY By Dr Willem Steenkamp Abstract This foreword introduces a comprehensive eBook by Dr Willem Steenkamp that examines South Africa’s negotiated...
