Applying military force for political ends : South Africa in South-Western Africa, 1987-1988
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Authors
Velthuizen, Andreas Gerhardus
Issue Date
1994-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Angola , Cold War , Cuba , Military force , Military strategy , Namibia , National security , Military intervention , SADF , UNITA
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Abstract
The aim of the research was to consider the relationship of political ends and the use of military force and,
using empirical data gathered from South Africa's experience from 1987 to 1988, to consider whether
there might be any implications for existing theory. The question that was formulated for research was:
What relationship could be distinguished between the South African government's use of military force
in Angola and the government's political ends?
The conclusion was reached that the relationship of the application of military force by the South African
government to the attainment of political ends was one of inhibition. The concept of 'inhibitive war',
refers to the severe .restraint on the use of military force, resulting from the influences of environmental
conditions on political ends, so that the political ends themselves become a restriction on the achievement
of military aims.
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Citation
Velthuizen, Andreas Gerhardus (1994) Applying military force for political ends : South Africa in South-Western Africa, 1987-1988, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17795>