by Hennie Heymans | Jul 12, 2026 | Military strategy, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, PROXY WARS, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, STRATEGIC STUDIES, TERRORISME/TERRORISME
Nongqai Vol 17 No 7 – The Return of Indirect Conflict: Strategy, Risks, and Accountability KENNISGEWING / NOTICE Inleiding Proxy‑oorlogvoering is besig om die wêreld se veiligheidslandskap stil maar ingrypend te verander. Agter baie moderne konflikte skuil ’n...
by Joan Swart | Jul 10, 2026 | Defence Policy and Strategy, Diplomacy, Military strategy, Strategic communication, STRATEGIC STUDIES
Abstract: The funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demonstrates how states can employ ritual, symbolism and mass mobilisation as instruments of strategic communication before military force is ever employed. Recognising and correctly interpreting such signals is an...
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...
