著者・編者edited by Kelechi A. Kalu and George Klay Kieh, Jr
一般注記Summary: "United States-Africa relations have experienced four major cycles. The first cycle was during the Cold War(1960-1990). During this period, the U.S. developed a one-sided relationship with various African states in which the latter served as foot soldiers for the U.S. in its competition with the Soviet Union for global domination. Among other things, the various client African states provided the U.S. with access to airfields, deep water ports and sites for the establishment of various intelligence gathering facilities. In addition, the U.S. used various groups like UNITA led by Jonas Savimbi in Angola to undermine and fight pro-Soviet regimes on the continent.The second cycle of the relationship covered the period 1991-1998. During this time, the U.S. scaled down its security activities in Africa. The major reason was that with the end of the Cold War Africa(with few exceptions like Egypt) was no longer a major front for the promotion of U.S. Security interests.The third cycle commenced in 1998 and
Summary: "This work focuses on the United States' response to the 11 September 2001 terrorists attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., with specific reference to how the attacks and subsequent response through the Global "War on Terror" (GWOT) have impacted U.S.- Africa security relations"-- Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-216) and index
関連情報Routledge studies in US foreign policy
掲載誌Routledge studies in US foreign policy
連携機関・データベース国立情報学研究所 : CiNii Research
NACSIS書誌ID（NCID）https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BB28175806 : BB28175806