Brotherhood-in-Arms East German Foreign Policy in Africa 'Kalashnikoffs, not Coca Cola Bring Self-Determination to Angola' Volksarmee, 1978.

Abstract

During the decade of the 1970's, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) became a major Communist bloc actor on the African continent. While neither as visible nor as numerous as Soviet and Cuban personnel, East German activity in Africa has steadily increased. Yet, Western analysts have been slow to recognize, or acknowledge, the expanding East German presence in Africa. The purpose of this study, which is not meant to be all-inclusive is essentially three-fold: (1) to explore the reasons behind past and present East German involvement in Africa; (2) To examine the types of activities the GDR has been and continues to be engaged in; and (3) To hypothesize about future trends in East German foreign policy in Africa and the Third World. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092402

Entities

People

  • Shannon R. Butler

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Commerce
  • Continents
  • East Germany
  • Eastern Europe
  • Economic Systems
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Ghana
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Sociopolitics
  • United States
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
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