Defence Diplomacy and National Security Strategy
Views from the Global South
1st Edition
Published on 20. April 2020
298 pages
978-1-928480-55-6 (ISBN)
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 01. Brazil's National Defence Strategy, Defence Diplomacy and Management of Strategic Resources
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Brazil's defence documents
- Brazil's defence diplomacy
- The strategic projects of Brazilian armed forces
- Final remarks
- Notes
- References
- 02. Chilean Defence Policy: Moving forward
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Regional security complex in South America
- How do we explain these evolving patterns of interstate security?
- Defence diplomacy
- The Zone of Peace: An important legacy and asset
- Regionalism and security in Latin America
- National security strategy
- Management of strategic resources
- Climate change: A new dimension
- Final remarks
- References
- 03. Colombia - Not So Unusual After All: A case study on the transnational making of the boundary between 'defence' and 'public security'
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Colombia and the US in the making of a counterinsurgency a la colombiana
- The circulation of military savoirs in the Americas and the recentre-positioning of Colombia
- Final remarks
- Notes
- References
- 04. Cuba's Defence Diplomacy: Hard and soft power, 1959-2018
- Abstract
- Introduction: Cuba's diplomacy and 'revolutionary internationalism'
- Part I: Cuba's hard power (1960s to 1980s)
- Part II: Cuba's soft power (1989 to present)
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- 05. Venezuela's Defence Diplomacy under Chávez and Maduro (1999-2018)
- Abstract
- Introduction: Venezuela's natural resources under previous governments
- The advent of Chávez
- The Venezuelan armed forces under Chávez
- Socialism of the 21st century, Cuba and petro-diplomacy
- Maduro's Venezuela (2013-2018)
- The Venezuelan armed forces under Maduro
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- 06. South Africa's Defence Diplomacy in Africa
- Abstract
- Introduction
- From apartheid to transition and transformation
- South Africa's policy context
- Defence diplomacy engagement
- Defence diplomacy in South Africa's continental peacekeeping operations
- Defence diplomacy on the continent
- Conclusions and recommendations
- 07. National Security in Complex Times: The South African military dimension
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methodology
- National security in a new democracy
- Defining the concept of 'National Security'
- Current and likely future challenges to national security
- The military and the Constitution
- South African National Defence Force functions
- The role of the military
- Strategic national security functions of the South African government and SANDF
- SANDF and national security frameworks
- The SANDF Military Strategy (SANDFMS) and envision ednational values
- SANDF Military Strategy
- National values and interests
- security arrangements regional and continental
- Regional challenges
- Threats that face the population of South Africa
- Communities and social divisions
- The Grim Reaper(s): Unemployment, inequality and poverty
- Nuclear weapons and national security
- Armed intervention by core states
- Conclusion
- Appendix: SANDF budgetary challenges
- Notes
- References
- 08. Namibia's Defence Diplomacy: A first exploration
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The corset of Namibia's defence diplomacy: On history and policy interfaces
- Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Namibia Defence Force (NDF)
- Structure of the Ministry
- The Namibia Defence Force (NDF)
- Policy development: The early years
- The 2011 Defence Policy: A précis
- Peacekeeping operations
- Participation in joint military exercises
- Arms transfers
- Defence budget
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- 09. The Trajectory of Zimbabwe's Foreign Policy and Defence Diplomacy
- Introduction
- Zimbabwe's foreign policy and defence diplomacy: Complementary bedfellows
- Conclusion
- Editors' note:
- References
- 10. China in a Global World
- Abstract
- Background
- In Beijing, a red star rises
- Red stars in Africa
- Back home in the 1980s: Lessons learnt, future visions
- China, 1990-2020: Economic power and the global political economy
- Economic growth, defence and international status
- Conclusion
- References
- 11. India's Military Diplomacy
- Abstract
- Introduction
- International view of military diplomacy
- Historical perspective of India's defence diplomacy
- Independent India's defence engagements
- India's defence diplomacy in its immediate neighbourhood
- India's defence diplomacy with Central and East Asian nations
- India's defence engagements with African nations
- Humanitarian activities by Indian armed forces
- Indian response to expanding Chinese footprint in IOR
- India's decision-making apparatus
- Challenges to Indian defence diplomacy
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 12. Managing India's Strategic Resources and Reserves
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Context
- Classifying resources and reserves
- Minerals and mining in India
- Strategic resources
- India's strategic mineral resources
- India's import reliance
- Hazards for India's mining sector
- Rare Earth Elements and India
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 13. India's Security Strategy: Beyond deliberate ambiguity?
- Framework
- India
- Goals
- The Cold War years
- Post-Soviet era
- Security strategy
- Notes
- References
- Epilogue
- Introduction
- The United Nations and the Security Council
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Africa
- "The East"
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- Contributing Authors
