Who's Winning: Has Foreign Aid Proven Effective in Angola?

Abstract

A survey of the various factions fighting in the 13 year civil war in Angola and the numerous sources of assistance provided those factions introduce a discussion of respective objectives and interests. An analysis of those objectives, the amounts and types of assistance provided, and the influence of factors external to Angola itself, leads to the conclusion that the United States is in a stronger position of influence than other powers in spite of investing significantly less in foreign aid. Multiple reasons for this situation are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217249

Entities

People

  • Veneble L. Hammons Jr.

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Communism
  • Foreign Aid
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Military Assistance
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • South Africa
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Western Europe

Readers

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