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- Geopolitics, Realpolitik, International Law, International Relations, International Financial Relations, Statecraft, and 13 moreDiplomacy, International History, European History, Military History, Military Veterans, Combat Veterans, Cold War Studies, War Studies, War Propaganda, Propaganda, Media Studies, Oral History and Memory, and Post-Conflict Reconciliationedit
This paper deals with the background, role players, sequence of events, geopolitical considerations and history of the Angolan War which took place from 1975 to 1990 between the Soviet Union and its allies & proxies on the one hand, and... more
This paper deals with the background, role players, sequence of events, geopolitical considerations and history of the Angolan War which took place from 1975 to 1990 between the Soviet Union and its allies & proxies on the one hand, and the Republic of South Africa and its allies on the other. It also has a section presenting a rebuttal of previously published material on this subject, and a section on disinformation techniques used in and by the Soviet Union.
Research Interests: History, Military History, Political Geography and Geopolitics, African Studies, Military Science, and 170 moreDoctrine (Military Science), Strategy (Military Science), Tactics (Military Science), Comparative Politics, International Relations, Soviet Regime, International Relations Theory, Peace and Conflict Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis, Soviet History, International Studies, Critical Geopolitics, Transnational and World History, Geopolitics, Propaganda, Historiography, Comparative History, Cold War and Culture, Military Veterans, Cuban Studies, Conflict, War Studies, African History, Political Science, Africa, South African Politics and Society, International History, Cold War, Portuguese Colonialism and Decolonizaton, World History, Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies, Luso-Africa, The Lusophone World, Luso-African Studies, Political History, Transnational History, Insurgency/Counterinsurgency(COIN), Pan Africanism, International Politics, Cold War (History) (History), History of International Relations, South Africa (History), Southern Africa, Global History, Post Cold War Era, African Politics, Asymmetrical Warfare, Irregular Warfare, Unconventional Warfare (UW), Soviet Union (History), Military and Politics, Cuban History, Angola, Decolonization (African History), Cold War International Relations, History of Southern Africa, Proxy Wars in Africa, South African history, History and International Relations, Cold War history, Critical security studies (International Studies), Military, Africana Studies, Fidel Castro, Critical International Relations Theory, Warfare, Military Studies, Pan-Africanism, Armed Forces, Border War, Lusofonia, The Cold War, South Africa, Cold War Studies, History of Lusophone Africa, Afrikology. Social Constructivism. Pan Africanism., Anti-communism, Conflict and security, Angolan History, African history, African culture, African politics, African education, Afrocentrism, African-Centred Education, Black Psychology, Black Sociology, Black Family Research, Black Men, Black Youth, African Consciousness, Black Consciousness, Race and Racism, Peace and Conflict, Southern African History, Rebel Movements, History of Communism; Soviet; Post-Soviet; Russia; Eastern Europe, South African historiography, South African studies, History of the Cold War, History and international studies, Russian / Soviet military and diplomatic history, Namibian history, Global Politics, Modern African politics Angola, Geopolitical Research, International Relations, Security, Strategic Studies, Politics, Asymmetric Warfare, Liberation movements, Use of force in international law and international relations, Soviet Studies, Guerrilla Warfare, Defence and Strategic Studies, Soviet Union, Pan African Studies, Security and Defence Studies, Politics and International relations, Russian and Soviet History, Political History of Southern Africa, Angolan War, History Of The SADF War In Angola, Soviet Foreign policy, Politics, History and International Relations, International Relations and Politics, Peace and Conflcit Studies, Defence and Strategic Study, Southern African liberation movements, History and Strategic Studies, International Studies and Politics, African and World politics, War Propaganda, Defense and Strategic Studies, Namibian Studies, South African military history, Portuguese Colonialism, South African Defence Force, Strategy and War, Southern African History, African American and African Studies/History, National Liberation movements, Political Science & International Relations, Lusophone Africa, Portuguese colonialism in Africa, International Relations and Global Politics, Military Sciences, South African Border War, Wars: Dynamics of Wars, Civil Wars, Militias & Guerrilla Warfare, The US and the Decolonization of Angola, Cuban Internationalism in Angola, Realpolitik, Geopolitics and International Relations, Geopolitical Studies, Southern Africa conflicts relating to the Cold War, Comparative literature, postcolonial literatures and literary theory, world literature, contemporary literature, intersections among Latin American and Arabic literatures, liberation movements, and translation studies, Peace and Conflicts Studies, Critical Military Studies, Strategy and Military Operations, Conventional Warfare, African Historiography, African Conflicts, Comparative/Transnational History, Cold War politics, International and Comparative Politics, African Wars, Post Soviet, International Affairs and Area Studies, Critical Foreign Policy Analysis, Sub Saharan African Politics and International Relations; War, Cold War History and Portuguese Africa, Cuban-Angolan Relations, Non-conventional Warfare, Insurgency and counterinsurgency, history Cuban revolution Che Guevara, History of the Red Army, Strategy military science, Cold War in Southern Africa, Guerra Civil Angolana, Portuguese Africa Decolonization, Cold War in Angola, 1975 to 1989, Cold War in Angola: South African Defence Force, NATO Countries and NATO-aligned Angolan forces versus USSR forces, USSR-proxy Cuban forces and USSR-proxy Angolan forces (1975 to 1989), Cuban Neo-colonialism in Africa, Castro's Cuban Armed Forces as a Soviet-proxy army of occupation and colonisation in Africa during the Cold War, and Debunking the myth of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
An article on how different media organisations provide contradictory presentations of the same events - depending on cultural, political or other influencers present in the societies in which they are based; or on the cultural or... more
An article on how different media organisations provide contradictory presentations of the same events - depending on cultural, political or other influencers present in the societies in which they are based; or on the cultural or political norms of their editorial staff.
Research Interests: International Relations, Visual propaganda, Media Studies, Journalism, Geopolitics, and 50 morePropaganda, Propaganda & Indoctrination Studies, Global Media Studies, Global media, Mass Communication, Information Warfare, Propaganda Systems In Media, Political communication, Network Analysis, Strategic Communication, Media, Strategic communication (Communication), Strategic communications, Information operations (IO), Globalization and Media, History Of Propaganda, War and the Media, Mass media, International Media, Communication Technology, Mass Communications, Publicidade E Propaganda, International and Global Strategic Communication, Global Media and Public Relations Ethics, and Public Affairs and Issues Management in Countries with Transitional Economies, Social Dynamics, Journalism And Mass communication, International Communication, the global media and transnational cultural flows, Media and Globalization, Newspaper content analysis, Strategic Public Relations, Public Communication Campaigns, Community Engagement, Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication, Journalism and Mass Communications, War Propaganda, Information Wars, Information War, Proxy Wars, Cyber, Information Warfare, Discourse Analysis, Strategic Communication and Contentious Politics - Media and Politics - Media and Foreign Policy Analysis - Social Media - Social and Political Movements - Media and Democracy - Political/ International Communication -, Public Relations, Strategic Communications, Jurnalisme; Media Studies; Mass Communications, Information and Media Warfare, Realpolitik, Information Warfare Operations, Strategic public relations, Strategic communication management, News Analysis, Analysing newspapers: An approach from critical discourse analysis, Media Globalization, About Information Warfare, Strategic Communication in International Conflict, and Psychological Warfare (PSYWAR), or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PSYOP), have been known by many other names or terms, including Psy Ops, Political Warfare, “Hearts and Minds”, and Propaganda
A geopolitical analysis of the Ukraine crisis at its inception
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A Geopolitical comment and assessment provided on request to RT TV International on the secession of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine
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A paper dealing with post-conflict interaction and reconciliation between combat veterans of the South African Special Forces and combat veterans of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, who fought against one another during the Angolan... more
A paper dealing with post-conflict interaction and reconciliation between combat veterans of the South African Special Forces and combat veterans of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, who fought against one another during the Angolan War.
Research Interests: Military History, Peace and Conflict Studies, Soviet History, Combat Veterans, War Studies, and 34 morePost-Soviet Studies, Conflict Resolution, Russian History, Proxy Wars in Africa, South African history, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding, Peacebuilding, Border War, Angolan History, History of Communism; Soviet; Post-Soviet; Russia; Eastern Europe, South African studies, Russian / Soviet military and diplomatic history, Post-Conflict Reconciliation, Liberation movements, Russian and Soviet History, Angolan War, History Of The SADF War In Angola, South African military history, South African Defence Force, South African Border War, Cuban Internationalism in Angola, Southern Africa conflicts relating to the Cold War, Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Russian and post-Soviet studies, African Wars, Sub Saharan African Politics and International Relations; War, Russian and Post Soviet Studies, Cold War History and Portuguese Africa, History of the Red Army, Cold War in Southern Africa, Cold War in Angola, 1975 to 1989, Cold War in Angola: South African Defence Force, NATO Countries and NATO-aligned Angolan forces versus USSR forces, USSR-proxy Cuban forces and USSR-proxy Angolan forces (1975 to 1989), Castro's Cuban Armed Forces as a Soviet-proxy army of occupation and colonisation in Africa during the Cold War, and Debunking the myth of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
This document represents part of a post-conflict interaction and reconciliation process between retired Special Forces Operators of the South African Special Forces and retired Special Forces personnel of the People's Liberation Army of... more
This document represents part of a post-conflict interaction and reconciliation process between retired Special Forces Operators of the South African Special Forces and retired Special Forces personnel of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) who fought against one another during the War in Namibia in the 1970s and 1980s.
Research Interests: Military History, Peace and Conflict Studies, Combat Veterans, War Studies, Conflict Resolution, and 30 morePost Cold War Era, Proxy Wars in Africa, South African history, Cold War history, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding, Peacebuilding, Border War, Cold War Studies, South African studies, Post-Conflict Reconciliation, Namibian history, Namibia, Liberation movements, Southern African liberation movements, Namibian Studies, South African military history, South African Defence Force, South African Border War, Cuban Internationalism in Angola, Southern African liberation wars, Southern Africa conflicts relating to the Cold War, Conflict and Conflict Resolution, African Wars, Sub Saharan African Politics and International Relations; War, Cold War History and Portuguese Africa, Cold War in Southern Africa, Cold War in Angola, 1975 to 1989, Cold War in Angola: South African Defence Force, NATO Countries and NATO-aligned Angolan forces versus USSR forces, USSR-proxy Cuban forces and USSR-proxy Angolan forces (1975 to 1989), Cuban Neo-colonialism in Africa, and Debunking the myth of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
An article to the effect that the Angolan War was essentially a Cold War conflict between the Soviet Union and its proxies and the Republic of South Africa and its allies. It therefore did not represent an internecine state of hostilities... more
An article to the effect that the Angolan War was essentially a Cold War conflict between the Soviet Union and its proxies and the Republic of South Africa and its allies. It therefore did not represent an internecine state of hostilities between different polarised sections of the South African population.
(Note: There is a statistical error in the attached article. The figure of 300 000 Soviet Personnel refers to all Soviet personnel in Angola during that period - not military personnel alone. Soviet military and intelligence personnel in Angola during the period of the Angolan War numbered between 13 000 to 16 000).
(Note: There is a statistical error in the attached article. The figure of 300 000 Soviet Personnel refers to all Soviet personnel in Angola during that period - not military personnel alone. Soviet military and intelligence personnel in Angola during the period of the Angolan War numbered between 13 000 to 16 000).
Research Interests: Military History, Journalism, Peace and Conflict Studies, Soviet History, War Studies, and 30 moreSouth African Politics and Society, Cold War, Conflict Resolution, Proxy Wars in Africa, South African history, Cold War history, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding, Peacebuilding, Border War, Angolan History, South African studies, Post-Conflict Reconciliation, Liberation movements, Soviet Union, Angolan War, History Of The SADF War In Angola, South African military history, South African Defence Force, South African Border War, Cuban Internationalism in Angola, Southern Africa conflicts relating to the Cold War, Conflict and Conflict Resolution, African Wars, Sub Saharan African Politics and International Relations; War, Cold War History and Portuguese Africa, Cold War in Southern Africa, Cold War in Angola, 1975 to 1989, Cold War in Angola: South African Defence Force, NATO Countries and NATO-aligned Angolan forces versus USSR forces, USSR-proxy Cuban forces and USSR-proxy Angolan forces (1975 to 1989), Castro's Cuban Armed Forces as a Soviet-proxy army of occupation and colonisation in Africa during the Cold War, and Debunking the myth of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
An Oral History and Memory Paper dealing with the Angolan War, Post-Military experiences and Military Veterans / Combat Veterans matters.
Research Interests: Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Military History, Media Studies, Journalism, and 42 moreMilitary Veterans, Combat Veterans, War Studies, History and Memory, Cold War, Oral history, Storytelling, Creative Non-Fiction, Media, Modern South African History; Whiteness And Racial States; Historiography, Short story (Literature), Contemporary Fiction and Creative Nonfiction, South African history, Life Stories, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding, Border War, Oral History and Memory, Death and Dying, Mourning and Remembrance, Short story, Oral History and Documentary, Stories, Southern African Literature, South African studies, Memories and Experiences of War, Short Stories, Angolan War, History Of The SADF War In Angola, South African military history, War and Memory, Writing war, South African Defence Force, South African Border War, Autobiography, Memoir, Creative Non-Fiction, Non-Racialism, South African Democratic Politics, Creative Writing History Nonfiction, Wartime Literature, Inspirational Stories, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Nonfiction; Memory Studies, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental Nonfiction, Literary Hybrids, Creative Writing (Fiction & Nonfiction), and Non Racialism and Personal Excellence
A summary of a talk delivered to the Military History Society on the Angolan War, with reference to the engagements between the Cuito River and the Lomba River Valley in Southern Angola during the year 1987
Research Interests: Military History, Military Veterans, Combat Veterans, Conflict, War Studies, and 21 moreCold War, Proxy Wars in Africa, Cold War history, Border War, Angolan History, South African studies, Angolan War, History Of The SADF War In Angola, South African military history, South African Defence Force, South African Border War, Cuban Internationalism in Angola, Southern Africa conflicts relating to the Cold War, African Wars, Sub Saharan African Politics and International Relations; War, Cold War History and Portuguese Africa, Cold War in Southern Africa, Cold War in Angola, 1975 to 1989, Cold War in Angola: South African Defence Force, NATO Countries and NATO-aligned Angolan forces versus USSR forces, USSR-proxy Cuban forces and USSR-proxy Angolan forces (1975 to 1989), Castro's Cuban Armed Forces as a Soviet-proxy army of occupation and colonisation in Africa during the Cold War, and Debunking the myth of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
The first formal published research conducted on Retired Special Forces Operators with the direct input of retired and serving Special Forces Operators. The research opportunity, co-operation of the Special Forces League, co-operation of... more
The first formal published research conducted on Retired Special Forces Operators with the direct input of retired and serving Special Forces Operators. The research opportunity, co-operation of the Special Forces League, co-operation of the Special Forces Brigade and co-operation of interviewees was facilitated and managed by Stuart Sterzel. The research itself was conducted by Guy Lamb while at the Centre for Conflict Resolution, and published in Track Two - the quarterly research Publication of the Centre for Conflict Resolution (from Page 39 onwards).
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A two hour radio interview provided on the Angolan War, with emphasis on the deciding battles of the Angolan War in 1987, which saw the the greatest Conventional Battles on the African Continent since the battle of El Alamein in 1942, and... more
A two hour radio interview provided on the Angolan War, with emphasis on the deciding battles of the Angolan War in 1987, which saw the the greatest Conventional Battles on the African Continent since the battle of El Alamein in 1942, and the greatest defeat of a Soviet-led Conventional Army since Operation Barbarossa in 1941. The first two minutes of the interview and a two minute period in the middle are in the Afrikaans language, and the balance of the interview is in the English language.