text: financed, armed and launched by the apartheid regime to undermine the freedom and sovereignty of the People’s Republic of Angola. 16. The dangers inherent in such policies and practices must be clear to all. In seeking to cross borders with a view to supporting bandits and subverting the institutions of the Government of the People’s Republic of Angola, South Africa has acted in much the same way as those that, acting on the dubious concept of so-called hot pursuit, have violated the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inde- pendence of States in Central America, in the Middle East and, most recently, in North Africa, where Tunisia suf- fered a cowardly bombardment. 17. We consider the latest act of aggression against Angola to be part of an institutionalized concept of aggres- sion, part of a pattern for the subversion of the region by imperialism. It is thus a dangerous escalation of the 2 already serious state of tension in the region caused by the existence of apartheid. 18. In condemning South African aggression we also need to point out the responsibility shared by those institu- tions that have consistently and wrongfully persisted in their association with the apartheid regime. It must be reiterated that apartheid South Africa has been able to continue with institutionalized racism and its acts of ag- gression because of the aid and comfort it draws from the policy of so-called constructive engagement of the United States. Suffice it to say that of late that policy has been the main pillar of the tottering system of apartheid. It is to a very large extent the main external source of encour- agement for the perpetrators of apartheid. 19. The United Nations has the duty, through the Security Council, at this stage, to ensure-the ob&vance 
analysis: The text appears to be a political statement condemning South Africa's actions and urging the United Nations to take action. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a formal document or speech. The text references international relations, political tensions, and institutionalized aggression, suggesting a focus on international politics and diplomacy.