Globalism, global governance and the promotion of security: reflections on Southern Africa

dc.creator	Ricardo Davids
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:22Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:22Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/28-2-216
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c58df7eb945e4ebea1ef294eb1994e51
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8170
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/c58df7eb945e4ebea1ef294eb1994e51
dc.description	<p>The Charter of the United Nations (UN) was drafted while the devastating effects of World War II were still very much part of the dynamics in international relations. The world's leaders were determined never to let war happen again and had set their minds on the advancement of all peoples. To this end, they ratified arguably the world's most important political document when the Charter was signed in San Francisco in 1945.</p> <p>No global war has occurred since the Charter was signed. However, humanity has experienced much conflict, suffering and injustice as a result of inter-state and intra-state wars. The division between the Western and Eastern powers with their respective security alliances and institutions also reflected the political-military rivalry in international politics.</p> <p>In 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down and events in the former Eastern Bloc signalled a new era, the international community sensed that humanity was on the verge of new developments and a changing security agenda. Whereas the need for co-operation in the international community guided the broad vision of the drafters of the Charter of the UN, there is an even wider and deeper realisation of the interdependence of the nations of the world today.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/216
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 28, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	realisation of the interdependence of the nations
dc.subject	World War II
dc.subject	conflict, suffering and injustice as a result of inter-state and intra-state wars
dc.subject	Berlin Wall
dc.subject	the Charter of the UN
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	Globalism, global governance and the promotion of security: reflections on Southern Africa
dc.type	Article