DEFENCE DIPLOMACY & NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY, views from the Global South

289pp., paperback, Sun Press, No Place, 2020

ISBN: 9781928480549

A collection of essays that explore the defence diplomacies, national security challenges and strategies, dynamics of diplomatic manoeuvers and strategic resource management of Latin American, southern African and Asian countries.

Contributions include:

"South Africa's Defence Diplomacy in Africa" by Ian Liebenberg and Raymond Steenkamp-Fonesca

"National Security in Complex Times: The South African military dimension" by Shadrack Ramokgadi, Tobie Beukes and Ian Liebenberg

"Namibia's Defence Diplomacy: A first exploration" by André du Pisani

"The Trajectory of Zimbabwe's Foreign Policy and Defence Diplomacy" by Torque Maude and Sadiki Maeresera.

Ian Liebenberg is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Military Studies at the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University.

Dirk Kruijt is Professor Emeritus of Development Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University; Research Fellow at the Centre for Military Studies, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University, and Investigador Integrado Centro de Estudos Internacionais, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. 

Shrikant Paranjpe is Honorary Adjunct Professor in the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India.