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African security and the African command : viewpoints on the US role in Africa / edited by Terry F. Buss ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Africa Command.
- United States.
- National security--Africa.
- National security.
- Military assistance, American--Africa.
- Military assistance, American.
- Terrorism--Africa--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- United States--Military relations--Africa.
- Africa--Military relations--United States.
- Africa.
- Africa--Strategic aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 277 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Sterling, Va. : Kumarian Press ; Pittsburgh : Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, c2011.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The African command : an overview
- pt. 2. The command debate
- pt. 3. Trade, energy, and commerce
- pt. 4. African security and counterterrorism
- pt. 5. Future prospects and problems.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-56549-414-8
- OCLC:
- 780531468
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