Examine How Botswana Defense Force in Concurrence with Other Instruments of National Power, Promote Botwana's National Interests in a Multifarious International Security Environment Regionally
Abstract
National security especially when dealing with the employment of military power to pursue national objectives has been a more complex issue in the post-Cold War era. The issue has drawn animated debates centered on international non-aggressive behavior in international affairs. Botswana, like all other nations, is caught in this dilemma in determining the prudent development and deployment of its national military to achieve foreign policy objectives. Since the collapse of the apartheid epoch in the Republic of South Africa in 1994, the foreign policy of Botswana has witnessed a major paradigm shift with its priorities moving away from the liberation struggle in South Africa to cooperation and development within the region and in the world. This opened an opportunity for a new approach in foreign policy based on mutual respect, common interests, and cordial coexistence while at the same time accepting and appreciating differences in political orientation and ideologies. The approach has always limited the application of military power in pursuing national objectives. This paper advocates for a wider role play by Botswana's military instrument of national power in the broader sense of national security strategy to achieve national objectives or interests.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1020328
Entities
People
- Magosi S Moshagane
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College