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ProfAbel Esterhuyse

Professor

Strategic Studies (Mil)

Orcid identifier0000-0002-8391-3707
  • Professor
    Strategic Studies (Mil)
  • Postnet, Langebaan, 7357, South Africa

OVERVIEW

Abel Esterhuyse is a full professor in the Department of Strategic Studies in the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University at the South African Military Academy. Holding a PhD from the University of Stellenbosch, he is also a graduate of The Senior Leadership Programme of the African Center for Strategic Studies in Washington DC; The Summer Programme in Military History at the US Military Academy, West Point; and the Programme on the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy (SWAMOS) of Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies in New York. Before joining academia, he served as an officer in the South African Army. A rated scientist of the South African National Research Foundation, he specialises in South African security and defence, military and strategic theory, and contemporary conflict. His most recent publication is a journal article, co-authered by Dr Evert Jordaan, on South African military logistics titled South African Military Logistics - A Holistic Perspective. 

STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY GROUPS MEMBERSHIP

  1. Faculty of Military Science
    Group

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Junior Lecturer
    Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1996 - 2000
  • Lecturer
    Stellenbosch University, Strategic Studies, Stellenbosch, South Africa2000 - 2005
  • Senior Lecturer
    Stellenbosch University, Strategic Studies, Stellenbosch, South Africa2005 - 2010
  • Associate Professor
    Stellenbosch University, Strategic Studies, Stellenbosch, South Africa2010 - 30 Jun 2026
  • Professor
    Stellenbosch University, Strategic Studies, South Africa1 Jul 2026

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Officer
    South African National Defence Force, South Africa1988 - 1996

DEGREES

  • BMil Hons
    Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • BA Hons (Strategic Studies)
    University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
  • MSS (Security Studies)
    University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
  • PhD
    Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Senior Leadership Programme
    Africa Center for Strategic Studies, Defense, Washington, DC, United States1999 - 1999
  • The Summer Programme in Military History
    US Military Academy, West Point, Defence, United States2005 - 2005
  • Summer Workshop on the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy (SWAMOS)
    Columbia University, Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS), New York, United States2008 - 2008

LANGUAGES

  • Afrikaans
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Dutch; Flemish
    Can read, understand and peer review

AFRICAN UNION 2063 GOALS

  • 13 Peace Security and Stability is preserved
  • 14 A Stable and Peaceful Africa
  • 15 A Fully functional and operational APSA
  • 19 Africa as a major partner in global affairs and peaceful co-existence

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 4 Quality Education

FIELDS OF RESEARCH