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Great-power competition and conflict in Africa / Marta Kepe, Elina Treyger, Christian Curriden, Raphael S. Cohen, Kurt Klein, Ashley L. Rhoades, Erik Schuh, Nathan Vest.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kepe, Marta, author.
- Treyger, Elina, author.
- Curriden, Christian, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great powers.
- Strategic rivalries (World politics).
- World politics--21st century.
- World politics.
- War.
- Africa.
- China.
- Geopolitical Strategic Competition.
- Low-Intensity Conflict.
- Russia.
- United States.
- Diplomatic relations.
- China--Foreign relations--United States--21st century.
- Africa--Foreign relations--21st century.
- Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--United States--21st century.
- Russia (Federation).
- United States--Foreign relations--China--21st century.
- United States--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation)--21st century.
- Local Subjects:
- Africa.
- China.
- Geopolitical Strategic Competition.
- Low-Intensity Conflict.
- Russia.
- United States.
- Place of Publication:
- RAND Corporation 2023
- Summary:
- The United States is in the midst of a shift in strategic focus from countering terrorism to countering China and Russia in the Indo-Pacific and Europe. Africa, a location for great-power competition during the Cold War, is yet again summoning more interest from the United States' great-power competitors — China and Russia. This report — part of a four-volume series — explores where and how the United States, China, and Russia are competing for influence in Africa; what kinds of interests they have in the continent; what kinds of diplomatic, informational, military, and economic influence-seeking measures they are using; where and why competition might turn into conflict; what form that conflict might take; and what implications the findings have for the U.S. government at large, the joint force, and the Department of the Air Force in particular. This research was completed in September 2021, just after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The report has not been subsequently revised.
- Contents:
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Chapter Two: Identifying Regional Competition Flashpoints
- Chapter Three: Conflict Scenarios with Great-Power Involvement: Nigeria
- Chapter Four: Conflict Scenarios with Great-Power Involvement: Mozambique
- Chapter Five: Conclusion
- Appendix: Details on the Competition-Potential and Conflict-Potential Indices.
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