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Part I: national security policy and strategy.
- Article from:
- Institute for Strategic Studies
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
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1. BACKGROUND AND CURRENT INITIATIVES
Aspects of current South African national security policy are primarily included in the Constitution; the White Paper on Defence; the White Paper on Intelligence; and the White Paper on South African Participation in International Peace Missions. (1)*) However, the lack of an integrated and more inclusive national security policy has been criticised on a number of occasions, especially by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The pending revision of the White Paper on Defence, to the extent that certain sections of it reflect national security policy, will most likely also include some adaptations in this regard, ...