Africa and US Defense Policy

In February 2007, President Bush announced the creation of a unified military command for Africa. The Pentagon and many military analysts argue the continent’s growing strategic importance necessitates a dedicated regional command. Want to learn more about this topic?

Full text reports and theses related to US defense policy in Africa.

• The Bush African policy : fighting the global war on terrorism
• Relationships between political development and intervention
• Shaping U.S. policy on Africa : pillars of a new strategy
• Analysis of the measures of effectiveness for the African Crisis Response Initiative
• Search for stability in Sub-Saharan Africa an American perspective.

Related podcast: click on this link to go to a Center for Foreign Relations website offering an audiocast of an interview with Rear Admiral Robert Moeller and Ambassador Robert Loftis on the creation of the new US military unified command for Africa.

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