From the editors

dc.creator	Ian Liebenberg
dc.creator	Abel Esterhuyse
dc.date	2012-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:34Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:34Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/40-1-991
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/32087489995744549ff5331057b113f5
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9098
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/32087489995744549ff5331057b113f5
dc.description	Numerous challenges confront armed forces at present, and in a complex world, they need to understand the nature of these challenges. The challenges are in many cases related either to threats emanating from the foreign policy environment or to vulnerabilities from the domestic political environment. The understanding of the nature of these threats is a key factor in helping armed forces to organise, equip and train themselves in order to deal with these issues. Most of the debates about armed force and the use thereof, thus, focus on understanding what ought to be done and how it should be done. Linking these two questions to the availability of resources and the defence budget in particular, is the concentrated essence of military science and strategy. The articles in this edition of Scientia Militaria – South African Journal of Military Studies reflect the need for armed forces to understand what ought to be done and how it should be done. In addition, it touches on the effect of these two factors on the institutional nature of armed forces.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/991
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 40, Iss 1 (2012)
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	From the editors
dc.type	Article