THE WEST AND THE CAPE SEA ROUTE

<strong>Changing perceptions and realities</strong> <br />Western strategists and politicians have traditionally acknowledged the vital importance of the Cape Sea Route. Their South African counterparts, for their part, have in the past regarded the Cape Sea Route's importance...

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Main Author: W.A. Dorning
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2012-02-01
Series:Scientia Militaria
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Online Access:http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/738
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spelling doaj-4de548b663b148d68af8c663ebe4f1d62020-11-24T22:22:37ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202012-02-019310.5787/9-3-738THE WEST AND THE CAPE SEA ROUTEW.A. Dorning<strong>Changing perceptions and realities</strong> <br />Western strategists and politicians have traditionally acknowledged the vital importance of the Cape Sea Route. Their South African counterparts, for their part, have in the past regarded the Cape Sea Route's importance to the West as almost axiomatic, and have frequently sought to use this fact as a bargaining point in their negotiations with the Western Powers.1 There are increasing signs, however, that are-assessment of the importance of the Cape Sea Route is taking place in the West.http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/738The vital importance of the Cape Sea Routeunreliability of the Suez Canal routedefence of the Cape Sea Route
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THE WEST AND THE CAPE SEA ROUTE
Scientia Militaria
The vital importance of the Cape Sea Route
unreliability of the Suez Canal route
defence of the Cape Sea Route
author_facet W.A. Dorning
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title THE WEST AND THE CAPE SEA ROUTE
title_short THE WEST AND THE CAPE SEA ROUTE
title_full THE WEST AND THE CAPE SEA ROUTE
title_fullStr THE WEST AND THE CAPE SEA ROUTE
title_full_unstemmed THE WEST AND THE CAPE SEA ROUTE
title_sort west and the cape sea route
publisher Stellenbosch University
series Scientia Militaria
issn 2224-0020
publishDate 2012-02-01
description <strong>Changing perceptions and realities</strong> <br />Western strategists and politicians have traditionally acknowledged the vital importance of the Cape Sea Route. Their South African counterparts, for their part, have in the past regarded the Cape Sea Route's importance to the West as almost axiomatic, and have frequently sought to use this fact as a bargaining point in their negotiations with the Western Powers.1 There are increasing signs, however, that are-assessment of the importance of the Cape Sea Route is taking place in the West.
topic The vital importance of the Cape Sea Route
unreliability of the Suez Canal route
defence of the Cape Sea Route
url http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/738
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