Colonial Specter: The Effect of Colonization on the Security Environment of the African Union

Abstract

The history of a state and its people plays a major role in developing the character of its government. The current states ofAfrica are no exception. This study will examine the factors that led to the successful widespread colonization of Africa andits effect on the current day African affairs. It will begin with a study of the environment of several African cultures,civilizations, and empires prior to colonization, then present explanations detailing why they were unsuccessful in theirresistance. Then, it will describe the effect those precolonial environments, colonial resistance, and eventual decolonizationhave on the current security architecture and foreign policy of the African Union (AU).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176514

Entities

People

  • Blake Jr Jackson

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • American Revolution
  • Continents
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Latin America
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Saharan Africa
  • Security
  • South Africa
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Strategic Security Studies