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The US Military in Africa: Enhancing Security and Development?
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Description for The US Military in Africa: Enhancing Security and Development?
Hardcover. Editor(s): Piombo, Jessica. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Recent US security policy toward Africa has adopted a multidimensional approach - including the use of military assets to promote economic development and good governance - that has raised questions and generated considerable debate. Can actors like the US military develop appropriate methods to address both US and African interests? What blend of civilian and military programs are most likely to produce the best outcomes? And more fundamentally, is the military the appropriate actor to undertake governance and development projects?
The authors of The US Military in Africa explore these questions, providing an insightful combination of conceptual analysis and ... Read more
Recent US security policy toward Africa has adopted a multidimensional approach - including the use of military assets to promote economic development and good governance - that has raised questions and generated considerable debate. Can actors like the US military develop appropriate methods to address both US and African interests? What blend of civilian and military programs are most likely to produce the best outcomes? And more fundamentally, is the military the appropriate actor to undertake governance and development projects?
The authors of The US Military in Africa explore these questions, providing an insightful combination of conceptual analysis and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
FirstForumPress
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781626371965
SKU
V9781626371965
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Ref
99-3
About
Jessica Piombo is associate professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, USA.
Reviews for The US Military in Africa: Enhancing Security and Development?
Provides a compelling analysis and authoritative assessment of ... the USA's role in forging comprehensiveness in military, foreign and development policy. Determining what should and should not be U.S. policy aims in Africa and what the relationship between security and development actors should look like (if it should exist at all) is no easy task.... Those looking to explore these ... Read more