What role should journalism play in Botswana’s national security architecture?

Security was tangible because it had uniforms, checkpoints, surveillance and strategy. Conversely, some of the greatest threats confronting nations today arrive without passports.

Interestingly, they arrive through smartphones, social media platforms, anonymous online accounts and increasingly, through artificial intelligence capable of generating convincing text, images, voices and videos within seconds. The battlefield has changed and perhaps our understanding of national security should also change with it. In my previous article, I reflected on a recent investigation by Forbidden Stories which featured the testimony of a former journalist turned propagandist in the Central African Republic.