Sub-Saharan Africa's Changing Military Environment.

Abstract

The conventional wisdom about the African military is becoming out dated. African armies have reached a watershed in their transision from the internal secureity-oriented forces of their colonial origins, to becoming national armed forces with serious defense responsibilities. Available data indicate that African forces are growing in size, sophistication and combat capability that is important in the African context. Their capacity for waging war is improving and this will have a significant impact on the frequency, scope and character of African wars of the future. African armies are becoming more externally oriented and regional military powers are developing. All of these trends are changing Africa's military environment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119687

Entities

People

  • William G. Thom

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artillery
  • Civil War
  • Continents
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Organizations
  • National Governments
  • Saharan Africa
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • West Africa

Readers

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