African Security Research Articles

War to peace: Dilemmas of multilateral intervention in civil wars

(2000). War to peace: Dilemmas of multilateral intervention in civil wars. African Security Review: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 19-33.

Back to the future: Renaissance and South African domestic policy

(2000). Back to the future: Renaissance and South African domestic policy. African Security Review: Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 82-91.

Will Mozambique remain a success story?

(2000). Will Mozambique remain a success story? African Security Review: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 79-88.

Zero tolerance: The hard edge of community policing

(2000). Zero tolerance: The hard edge of community policing. African Security Review: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 73-78.

The role of the public protector in fighting corruption

(2000). The role of the public protector in fighting corruption. African Security Review: Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 52-66.

Internal security in Mozambique: Concerns versus policies

(2000). Internal security in Mozambique: Concerns versus policies. African Security Review: Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 54-67.

Towards the new millennium: ECOWAS's evolving conflict management system

(2000). Towards the new millennium: ECOWAS's evolving conflict management system. African Security Review: Vol. 9, No. 5-6, pp. 50-63.

Forfeiting rights? Assessing South Africa's asset forfeiture laws

(2000). Forfeiting rights? Assessing South Africa's asset forfeiture laws. African Security Review: Vol. 9, No. 5-6, pp. 15-23.

Apartheid's Last Stand: The Rise and Fall of the South African Security State

Introduction The Rise and Crisis of Apartheid Total Onslaught and Total Strategy: The Military Response to Crisis From Military Doctrine to Reform Apartheid, 1978-80 The Security State and the Implementation of Reform Apartheid, 1979-84 Reform Apartheid in the Eye of the Storm, 1984-86 The Security State and the Forces of Revolution, 1986-88 Conclusion Bibliography Index

South African diplomacy and security complex theory

South African diplomacy went through four broad phases in the period from 1990 to early 1999, and their identification is the starting point for an examination of the role of the 'new' South Africa's foreign policy. Earliest signs of a new foreign policy were the negotiated settlement of the Namibian dispute in the late 1980s and the termination of South Africa's nuclear deterrence programme which opened up the prospect of closer collaboration in Africa and admission to global efforts to stem proliferation. The rapid pace of change meant that, by the time the Government of National Unity assumed power in 1994, some of the African National Council's foreign policy and diplomatic initiatives have been overtaken. After 1994 the priority shifted to Africa, the southern hemisphere and the Non-Aligned Movement, and to universal moral and humanitarian issues. The author reviews the consistency of policy in subsequent years, South African initiatives on Nigeria, Libya and Lesotho, and the adoption of a new set of priorities in the early part of 1999.

The role of Nigeria in the evolution of west African regional security and democratisation: Contradictions, paradoxes and recurring themes

The article explores Nigeria's potential for becoming a leading provider of peacekeeping expertise for the rest of Africa in light of the country's return to democracy in 1999. It charts the contradictory stances of Nigeria at home and abroad in peacekeeping missions in Sierra Leone and Liberia. The article proceeds to place the role of the military in Nigeria's political development within an West African context bedevilled by military coups. The article suggests that the prolonged period of military rule in Nigeria has sapped its potential to be a reliable guarantor of peace and democracy in the region but concludes by proposing that if Nigeria succeeds in democratising internally, the country could yet become a force for stability in West Africa as well as throughout Africa.

Understanding South African social security through recent household surveys: New opportunities and continuing gaps

The aim of this article is to identify some of the difficult areas in researching the South African social security system, and to offer suggestions as to the kind of further research that is needed to improve our understanding over time. The article starts with a brief ‘tour’ through some of the articles dealing with the subject that have already appeared in Development South Africa, with a view to showing their relationship to each other and to the main data sets which have been used. This is followed by sections on the size of pension income relative to other sources of income; the use of the term ‘transfer income'; the relationship between policy design and socio‐economic behaviour; and some difficulties when comparing different government expenditures on welfare. It is hoped that this will contribute to a more careful analysis and interpretation of existing research, as well as the more precise formulation of social security research in future.

South African national security policy: An international relations perspective

South African national security policy: An international relations perspective

Beyond old borders: Challenges to Franco-South African security relations in the new millennium

Beyond old borders: Challenges to Franco-South African security relations in the new millennium

Regional African peacekeeping capacity: Mythical construct or essential tool?

(1999). Regional African peacekeeping capacity: Mythical construct or essential tool? African Security Review: Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 20-33.

The end of the post-colonial state system in Africa?

(1999). The end of the post-colonial state system in Africa? African Security Review: Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 60-64.

Fighting corruption in developing countries and emerging economies: The role of the private sector

(1999). Fighting corruption in developing countries and emerging economies: The role of the private sector. African Security Review: Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 23-32.

The silent right: Homosexuality and the military

(1999). The silent right: Homosexuality and the military. African Security Review: Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 43-55.

Understanding election clashes in Kenya, 1992 and 1997

(1999). Understanding election clashes in Kenya, 1992 and 1997. African Security Review: Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 75-80.

The South African experience in dealing with communal violence

(1999). The South African experience in dealing with communal violence. African Security Review: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 40-49.