Article: The European development and South African application of the concept of non-offensive defence.

ABSTRACT

The article provides a chronological analysis of the development of non-offensive defence. As a point of departure, it demarcates the roots, the unfolding of, and the application of non-offensive defence in Western Europe. The debate about non-offensive defence in Western Europe serves as the basis for the introduction of the concept in the South African context. Ideas about non-offensive defence came into being in distinct eras and are continuously being connected to new ideas. Initially, non-offensive defence and its various models were mainly utilised in an attempt to prevent nuclear and major war in Europe, as well as to prevent escalation during the Cold War. ...

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