IN DEFENCE OF OUR BORDERS: NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY FOR THE CONGO

IN DEFENCE OF OUR BORDERS: NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY FOR THE CONGOThis book analyses national security strategy for the Congo assessing the legal and economic justifications for defending the DRC's increasing porous borders. It highlights an array of issues woven in ever changing patterns. The processes of such strategy are described as often irregular and based on decisions laden with serious risks. In short, it is a theme understood only by a few and confusing to most people. At the same time, it is a subject of

This book analyses national security strategy for the Congo assessing the legal and economic justifications for defending the DRC's increasing porous borders. It highlights an array of issues woven in ever-changing patterns. The processes of such strategy are described as often irregular and based on decisions laden with serious risks. In short, it is a theme understood only by a few and confusing to most people. At the same time, it is a subject of overwhelming importance to the fate of the Congo whose military plans have been tested during the war of aggression against Rwanda and Uganda in recent history. Paul Komba indicates how various legal, political, economic and socio-historical factors affect the making and delivery of strategy in the Congo, and offers some recommendations of how the Congo can reclaim its hitherto porous borders. The scope of the book ensures that it will be read by military strategists in the Congo and undergraduates in international law and strategic studies.