United States Strategic Military Access in Northeast Africa.

Abstract

This thesis examines and assesses the implications of U.S. efforts to obtain strategic military access in four Northeast African states: Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Kenya. Accomplishment of USCENTCOM's different missions requires access at various levels to varying degrees. This study establishes a general hierarchy of access priorities in the six most critical complexes in the region. Despite U.S. military and economic assistance programs which are designed to deter Soviet expansion, increase American influence, and create regional stability, U.S. access has not been attained. A concern of American decisionmakers is that increased political pressure on the current regimes in Northeast Africa would be counterproductive to regional stability for these reasons, strategic planners must consider alternatives to access, including elimination of USCENTCOM; reducing its size and mission; or maintaining the current force structure while expanding its strategic mobility. Originator supplied keywords: Military access; United States policy; Egypt; Sudan; Somalia; Kenya; USCENTCOM; Security assistance; Northeast Africa; Mid-East; Indian Ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA152680

Entities

People

  • H. L. Bakken

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Foreign Relations
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Treaties
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design