African Security and the African Command: Viewpoints on the US Role in Africa
Terry Buss, Joseph Adjaye, Donald Goldstein, and Louis Picard, editors | | ISBN: 978-1-56549-412-1 $29.95 |
| ISBN: 978-1-56549-415-2 $29.95 |
| 2011/277 pages/LC: 2011002060 |
DESCRIPTION
In 2007, the Bush administration created a new military presence in Africa—AFRICOM (US Africa Command)—which has been vigorously debated ever since. Some see AFRICOM as the answer to an African security system crippled by a lack of resources, widespread politicization, and institutional weakness. Others claim that the program is nothing more than another attempt by the US to secure its own interests in the region. In African Security and the African Command, contributors with a range of views on the issues examine the objectives and activities of AFRICOM, offering a well-rounded picture of ongoing security challenges in Africa and what might be done to address them.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Terry F. Buss is distinguished professor of public policy at the Heinz College of Carnegie Mellon University. Joseph Adjaye is professor emeritus of African history and culture at the University of Pittsburgh.The late Donald Goldstein was professor of international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Louis A. Picard is the director of the Ford Institute for Human Security at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
CONTENTS
- Foreword—Jerry Lanier.
- Introduction—L.A Picard and T.F. Buss.
- THE AFRICA COMMAND: AN OVERVIEW.
- African Security Challenges and AFRICOM: An Overview—E. Feleke et al.
- Assessing the AFRICOM Debates: The Three Ds as a Policy Framework—L.J. Korb.
- The Command Debate. AFRICOM's Strategic Assumptions—J.P. Pham.
- A View from Below: What Security? Whose Security?—J.K. Adjaye.
- African Concerns and Criticism—M. Houngnikpo.
- TRADE, ENERGY, AND COMMERCE.
- Energy Security and Global Competition in Africa—A. Malaquias.
- China in Africa: An AFRICOM Issue?—R. Gilpin.
- AFRICOM and the Private Sector—A. Barbieri and D. Brooks.
- AFRICAN SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM.
- AFRICOM and the Horn of Africa: Toward Terms of Partnership—J.W. Harbeson.
- Small Arms and Big Trouble—M. Houngnikpo.
- Al-Qaeda in Africa: The Threat and Response—T.F. Buss et al.
- FUTURE PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS.
- Changes in US Policy on Africa in the Obama Administration: What Will It Mean for AFRICOM?—S. McDonald.
- What AFRICOM Says about US Foreign Policy—T.B. Seybolt.
"One of the very positive outcomes of the AFRICOM debate.... This scholarly and easy-to-read collection provides insights into the origins of the Africa Command, the arguments used by parties on both sides of the debate, and the complexities of the ever-changing African security landscape. Best of all, it offers well-researched policy proposals on how the US Government ... can work more effectively with African partners in addressing Africa’s urgent security needs."— Claudia E. Anyaso, former member of the AFRICOM Planning and Implementation Team