I,Ianibia, is South Africals readiness to accept its international- isolation. 95J F?" over two decades, South Africe. has sought to ally itself with the liest ' particularly by stressing its geo-strategic irnportance on account of its locati-on astride the sea lanes and its nineral t""o.li""" " 95/ Although not having completely abandoned their aspirations fol. such ties, South lrricats leaders now appear to be tr-rrning in part to tj.es with other so-caIled "garrison statesrt sirailarly suffering from varying alegrees of international- isolation. 97/ )2/ Jaster, Cg ,,p' 3-l+ t and-rsouth Affica has Forces Operating Inside Rhod.esia", Vlashington Post' l- Ilecember 19(9' g3/ Ibid" " pp, 35_36; "Botha Pushes Easing of Apartheid but Doubts Renain anong ffackT" . titew yort times , ?2 I[ay Ig79 t and "Mugabe Trir:mpb Stirs Tal-k of S . African Reforn", U""ht"gt." Po"t, 10 tlarch 1980. 9V 'South Africa Ignoring Rhodesian lesson", Ilasll+.ngton l9st",20 May 1980' See aLso-Tdelman and Knight, l'Can South Africa Go Nuclear? ", pp. 644-645; Robert L Rotberc" 'Hov Deep a Chance? , f'orei4.n Poligv, Number 38 (Spring 1!80); and Fandalf Robinson, i'Investnents in Tokenisn"" Foreign Policy' I\o' JU (Spring 1!80 ) . Qlf Jasl:er, South Africq.rs Narrowing Sec .pp',\z-43; Guttexidge ' "South Africa's Defence Po"i"r"", p. :t; -fr$uth Af"*"'" Tilt Away from the I'Iestr', Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jul-y 1979. 29/ J"E. spence, isouth.Africa and the Defence of the llest", Survival n vol. XIII, No" 3 (March 19?1). 97/ See "Motives and Disincentives to Nuclear Proliferation: The rGarrison Stat;t ", by pierre Le1louche, Groupe d'ntude et de Recherche d"e Politique Interna,t ionales "Al35/Loz llna_L].Sn Annex 3, I""1""" ""rI""- .n 62. The generaL points made at the beginning of the last chapter about the necessity to discuss thls problem in the context of apaatheid equally apply vith
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the international relations and foreign policy of South Africa, specifically its efforts to ally itself with other countries and its potential to develop nuclear weapons. The text also mentions the country's geo-strategic importance and its relations with other countries in the region, such as Rhodesia. Given the focus on international relations, foreign policy, and geo-strategic importance, it seems likely that the text is related to the field of politics or international relations.

**Category**
International relations