Title: The New Partnerships for a New Era
Subtitle: Enhancing the South African Army's Stabilization Role in Africa
Description: Since emerging from the mire of its apartheid past, South Africa has become a key player in Sub-Saharan Africa. The challenge of creating a truly national military, during a period in which South Africa has also wrestled with tough internal socio-economic problems, has left the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in a weakened state. Despite this, they have in recent years made a considerable contribution to efforts to bring peace and stability to the African continent. A critical step in building a capable and confident future South African Army has been the commencement of the SA Army’s Vision 2020 forward planning process. Recent political changes in both the United States and South Africa have opened up a new window of opportunity for developing a productive partnership between the two nations. This monograph outlines ways in which the United States can contribute to the SA Army’s Vision 2020 program to help optimize South Africa’s potential contribution to the emergence of a peaceful and stable Africa.
Subjects: government, army, military, partnership, SANDF, South African National Defense Force, economics, Military planning, Civil-military relations, South Africa, South Africa. National Defence Force, South Africa. Army, Stability operations, Operational readiness, Military policy, Armed Forces, Foreign relations, South Africa. South African Defence Force
Places: South Africa, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, US, Unites States, U.S.