Africa's Surrogate Wars: The Most Significant Challenge to African Stability and U.S. Security Interests in Africa

Abstract

This presentation by Herman J. Cohen, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, focuses on surrogate wars in Africa. Surrogate wars are insurgencies against a legitimate government perpetrated by armies or groups from outside its borders. Examples of surrogate wars include Liberia, Rwanda, Mozambique, Ivory Coast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The author discusses these surrogate wars and questions why the African Union and the international aid organizations, such as the World Bank, ignore these immoral and essentially criminal acts and continue to provide aid to these illegitimate governments as if nothing had happened.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 2005
Accession Number
ADA441208

Entities

People

  • Herman J. Cohen

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Agreements
  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Criminals
  • Economic Development
  • Failed States
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • Saharan Africa
  • Security
  • United States
  • Violence
  • War
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Sociology

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.