Towards the 21st Century: A New Global Security Agenda?

This research paper by Hussein Solomon of the Institute for Defence Policy examines global sources of insecurity following the end of the Cold War and their impact on national security policy, with a specific focus on Southern African security and the South African National Defence Force.

• The author argues that the end of the Cold War did not lead to a global era of peace and prosperity as predicted by some scholars and politicians, but instead resulted in a world characterized by conflict and a turbulent trajectory in international politics.
• The paper aims to identify global sources of insecurity to inform national security policy, using the global security agenda as a backdrop to discuss security in Southern Africa and the implications for the South African National Defence Force.
• The analysis is structured around eight clusters of issues that the author identifies as presenting grave threats to national, regional, and global security.

APA

Solomon, H. (n.d.). Towards the 21st Century: A New Global Security Agenda? Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/papers/towards-the-21st-century-a-new-global-security-agenda

Chicago

Solomon, Hussein. Towards the 21st Century: A New Global Security Agenda? Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/papers/towards-the-21st-century-a-new-global-security-agenda.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{solomonndtowards, author = {Solomon, Hussein}, title = {{Towards the 21st Century: A New Global Security Agenda?}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/papers/towards-the-21st-century-a-new-global-security-agenda}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }