African Security and the African Command: Viewpoints on the US Role in Africa - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1565494121 ISBN 13 : 9781565494121

Editeur : Kumarian Press, 2011

Synopsis

After the end of the Cold War and a failed mission in Somalia, the US decided to wash its hands of major military operations in Africa. Within the past few years, however, strategic interests in the region have grown, based largely on the threat of international terrorist group activities there. In 2007, the Bush Administration created a new military presence in Africa, AFRICOM (United States Africa Command), professed to be based not on occupying military or fixed bases, but rather on capacity building for and collaboration with African security forces. Some see AFRICOM as the answer to an African security system crippled by a lack of resources, widespread politicisation and institutional weakness. Others claim the program is nothing more than a characteristic attempt by the US to secure its own interests in the region without regard to the actual needs of Africans. A variety of viewpoints on the debate, both from the US and Africa, come together in this collection to examine the objectives and activities of AFRICOM. The result provides the reader with a well-rounded picture of longstanding security challenges in Africa and what might be done to address them.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kumarian Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1565494121
• ISBN 13: 9781565494121
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 277
• Éditeur: Buss Terry F., Adjaye Joseph K., Goldstein Donald, Picard Louis A.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible