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Record Nr.

UNINA9910345099803321

Autore

Baker Deane-Peter

Titolo

New partnerships for a new era : enhancing the South African Army's stabilization role in Africa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Strategic Studies Institute U S Army War College, 2009

Descrizione fisica

1 online resources (ix, 43 pages)

Disciplina

355.4

Soggetti

Military planning - South Africa

Civil-military relations - Africa

Military & Naval Science

Law, Politics & Government

Armies

South Africa Military policy

South Africa Armed Forces

United States Foreign relations South Africa

South Africa Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-43).

Sommario/riassunto

"Since emerging from the mire of its apartheid past, South Africa has become a key player in Sub-Saharan Africa. The challenge of creating a truly national military, during a period in which South Africa has also wrestled with tough internal socio-economic problems, has left the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in a weakened state. Despite this, they have in recent years made a considerable contribution to efforts to bring peace and stability to the African continent. A critical step in building a capable and confident future South African Army has been the commencement of the SA Army's Vision 2020 forward planning process. Recent political changes in both the United States and South Africa have opened up a new window of opportunity for developing a productive partnership between the two



nations. This monograph outlines ways in which the United States can contribute to the SA Army's Vision 2020 program to help optimize South Africa's potential contribution to the emergence of a peaceful and stable Africa."--P. v.