The Botswana Defence Force and the War against Poachers in Southern Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9360972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dan Henk (Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Ethics, US Air War College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 170-191 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592310500079924 |
| OpenAlex | W1949325430 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
‘Semper aliquid novi Africa affert’ (out of Africa this is always something new) wrote the Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, and that has been all too true of catastrophe and misery in modern times. Yet despite Africa's problems, the continent also offers many examples of humankind's most commendable achievements. This is one such story. It is the account of the successful struggle by a small but well disciplined and well led African army to protect a vital national resource, a role performed with dedication and consistent success since 1987. The fight against poaching in Botswana is a peculiar form of low-intensity conflict that poses significant political, operational and technical challenges. This article identifies some of those challenges and notes how the Botswana Defence Force overcame them, providing an example that may profitably be emulated elsewhere. The article also calls attention to evolution of military roles and missions in reaction to the novel threats of post the Cold War world
Cold war · Development economics · Economics · Poaching · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · History · Law · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2020 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |