高新技术与大国外交和防务

高新技术起自20世纪50年代后期的新技术革命,至今一步步取得长足发展。高新技术是包括信息技术、生物技术、新材料技术、新能源技术、空间技术和海洋技术在内的一个庞大技术群。其中特别是信息技术在社会生产中被广泛运用,不仅对世界各主要国家经济带来了巨大推动,也使大国的外交、防务乃至整个国际关系开始出现前所未有的变化。     

Fighting Transnational Insurgents: The South African Defence Force in Namibia, 1966–1989

Transnational insurgents are a common feature of contemporary wars, but research on how to address this problem is still scarce. This article examines the South African Defence Force's (SADF) counterinsurgency against Namibian transnational insurgents. It concludes that the South African forces focused a large amount of their efforts outside the borders of Namibia. Highly coercive operations in Angola and Zambia created the space for hearts and minds activities in Namibia, as well as forcing neighboring states to end their support for the insurgents. Although the war in Namibia is somewhat different from contemporary wars, SADF's cross-border strategy gives us some important insights into the regional dynamics of civil wars.