Abstract
Abstract The purpose of this article is to evaluate the progress made in terms of regional security co‐operation in Southern Africa from 1992 until the SADC Heads of State and Government Summit in Kempton Park, South Africa, in August 1995. A brief overview is given of the current position vis‐a‐vis formal security co‐operation within SADC, followed by a discussion of the language used in dealing with the region's security needs and goals. Attention is paid to South Africa's approach to security, especially through its RDP and Draft White Paper on National Defence. The last section contains an evaluation of the regional conceptualisation and attempts at operutionalisation of security, based on the conclusions drawn from the previous sections, namely that the seemingly slow progress made in terms of operationalising regional security can be ascribed to the nature of the language used ('security speak') and political concerns that override functional attempts at and approaches to cooperation.
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