Post-Cold War Era West Africa: Implications for US Foreign Policy
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2000
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-62316-7_3
Abstract
Africa, perhaps more than other regions of the world, has always been profoundly subject to the ebb and flow of global systemic values and changes: colonization and decolonization, superpower ideological rivalry, the demise of the Cold War, and authoritarian tendencies and democratization, among others. As waves of change roll over the international environment, so do the policy postures of great powers also change vis-à-vis the various nations of the African continent. The history of Africa’s relationship with the great powers has, accordingly, been one where Africa has assumed varied episodic geopolitical utilities shaped by the rhythm of global geostrategic and military rivalries.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
United States Interests and Policies in Africa, p. 45-70
Scholar Commons Citation
Conteh-Morgan, Earl, "Post-Cold War Era West Africa: Implications for US Foreign Policy" (2000). School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies Faculty Publications. 22.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sigs_facpub/22
