Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold War Sovereignty, Responsibility, and the War on Terror

Poverty, corruption, and conflictsa ffect many parts of Africa, but the source of these problems is widely misunderstood. Many challenges today are rooted in colonial political and economic practices, Cold War alliances, and attempts by outsiders to influence political and economic systems during th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Schmidt, Elizabeth author (author)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press 2018.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Outsiders and Africa: Political and military engagement on the Continent (1991/2017)
  • The post/cold war context: Shifting paradigms and misconceptions
  • Identifying the actors: Who intervened and why
  • Somalia: Conflicting missions and mixed results (1991/2017)
  • Sudan and South Sudan: Conflicting interests and inadequate solutions (1991/2017)
  • Rwanda: Genocide and the failure to respond (1991/94)
  • The Democratic Republic of Congo: Outside interests and Africa's world war (1994/2017)
  • Liberia and Sierra Leone: Regional war and license to plunder (1990/2003)
  • Cøte d'Ivoire: Civil war and regime change (2002/11)
  • The Arab Spring in North Africa: Popular resistance, backlash, and the struggle for the future (2011/17)
  • Mali and Nigeria: Military intervention and unforeseen consequences (2009/17)
  • US Africa policy after the Cold War (1991/2017)
  • Epilogue: Trump and Africa (2017/)
  • Conclusion: Assessing the impact of foreign intervention.