The Botswana Defense Force in the Struggle for an African Environment (Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies)

This Is The Story Of An African Success. It Describes How Botswana, An Obscure Nation In Southern Africa, Employs Its Capable, Professional Army To Secure Its Wildlife Resources - A Precious Heritage Of All Mankind. This Narrative Speaks Well For A Government And An Army On A Continent Where Officials And Soldiers Are Widely Held In Disrepute. The Book Describes How Botswana's Leaders Clearly Defined Their Nation's Interests And Effectively Employed The Instruments Of Power At Their Disposal, Portraying A State That Works. It Argues That Africans Are Contributing Meaningfully To Emerging Global Thinking On Security And Urges Africa's Friends To Take Advantage Of Opportunities For Productive Partnerships Over Environmental Issues.--jacket. Context For Biodiversity In Botswana -- Botswana Defense Force -- Military Antipoaching In Botswana -- Organizational Culture And Antipoaching Success -- Government, Military, Society, And Antipoaching In Botswana -- Face Of Environmental Security In Botswana -- Lessons From Botswana. Dan Henk. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [153]-219) And Index. The book describes how Botswana's leaders effectively employed the instruments of power at their disposal, portraying a state that works. It argues that Africans are contributing meaningfully to emerging global thinking on security and urges Africa's friends to take advantage of opportunities for productive partnerships over environmental issues. The book describes how Botswana's leaders effectively employed the instruments of power at their disposal, portraying a state that works. It argues that Africans are contributing meaningfully to emerging global thinking on security and urges Africa's friends to take advantage of opportunities for productive partnerships over environmental issues Contents......Page 6 List of Figures......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Introduction......Page 14 1 A Context for Biodiversity in Botswana......Page 22 2 The Botswana Defense Force......Page 44 3 Military Antipoaching in Botswana......Page 62 4 Organizational Culture and Antipoaching Success......Page 84 5 Government, Military, Society, and Antipoaching in Botswana......Page 100 6 The Face of Environmental Security in Botswana......Page 122 7 Lessons from Botswana......Page 144 Notes......Page 166 Bibliography......Page 212 C......Page 234 H......Page 235 M......Page 236 R......Page 237 V......Page 238 Z......Page 239