The Limits of Superpower Intervention: Africa.

Abstract

This memorandum examines the limitations to superpower military involvement in sub-Saharan Africa. The author analyzes those elements of the African dynamic which inhibit such involvement, such as African nationalism and the issue of majority rule in Southern Africa among others. Superimposed on those limitations dictated by Africa itself are those limits that the superpowers place on themselves. The author concludes that superpower competition in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly military competition, will increase in the coming years and offers recommendations for the United States to increase its chances for success within these limitations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 20, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109651

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Lilley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Cold War
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Political Ideologies
  • Political Systems
  • Saharan Africa
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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