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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Createspace Independent Pub
Publication date
November 13, 2014
Pages
112
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781503205857
ISBN-10
1503205851
Dimensions
0.26 by 7 by 10 in.
Original list price
$14.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), newest of the six U.S. Department of Defense geographic combatant commands (CCMDs), was created in 2007 amid great controversy in both Africa and the United States over its location and mission. Over the last 5 years, AFRICOM has matured greatly, overcoming much of the initial resistance from African stakeholders through careful public messaging, and by addressing most of the U.S. interagency concerns about the Commandâs size and proper role within the U.S. national security/foreign policy community. This Letort Paper describes the geostrategic, operational, and intellectual changes that explain why AFRICOM was created, and debunks three myths about AFRICOM: that it was created to âexploitâ Africa's oil and gas riches, âblocksâ Chinaâs rise in Africa, and that France âopposesâ AFRICOM. The author concludes by raising five issues that are important to AFRICOMâs future: 1) allocated forces to carry out short-term training engagements in Africa; 2) preference to emerging democracies in the selection of the Commandâs partner-nations; 3) the desirability of regional approaches in Africa, including helping the African Union and its Regional Economic Communities to establish standby brigades; 4) the location of the Commandâs headquarters, which should remain in Stuttgart, Germany, for operational efficiency; and, 5) the need to carry out a top-down âright-sizingâ exercise at AFRICOM during a time of severe budget constraints and a real risk for the United States of âstrategic insolvency.â
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