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- Abstract:
- The article explores the origins of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), including the U.S. interests and developments in Africa motivating its establishment. It also outlines its structure in view of the key security and development lessons its designers seek to institutionalize. Prior to the formation of AFRICOM, U.S. efforts in Africa were handicapped by an antiquated structural framework inherited from times when the continent was barely factored into the U.S. strategic calculus. Policymakers and defense experts expect that AFRICOM will pursue more extensive interagency cooperation with the State Department and other agencies. AFRICOM's efforts represent the security dimension of the foreign policy set forth by the U.S. State Department.
Citation
Pham, J. Peter,
"America's New Africa Command: Paradigm Shift or Step Backwards?"
(2008).
The Brown Journal of World Affairs.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/h3b7-fn43
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The Brown Journal of World Affairs
The Brown Journal of World Affairs is a semiannual journal of international relations and foreign policy produced at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. The Journal features original articles by and interviews with world leaders, policymakers, and …...