What do European Officers Think About Future Threats, Security and Missions of the Armed Forces?

Paradigm Shifts, South African Defence Policy and the South African National Defence Force: From Here to Where?

“…1 These establishments of state power, however, have to transform into the entities which society anticipates they should be, or risk becoming outdated and problematic establishments. 2 Illustrative of this outlook, the Tofflers aver that as societies migrate through various stages, they take their military institutions along -with the latter having little leeway, but to adapt or become outmoded. 3 As South African society migrated amidst shifts in its strategic environment to an era no longer dominated by the overlay of the Cold War and apartheid, emulating societal shifts in its armed forces became important.…”