Evaluating U.S. Military Engineering Efforts In East Africa

Abstract

Some states in Africa in the 21st century possess many of the same challenges as Afghanistan did in 1989 when the Soviet Union pulled out. These regimes have weak or failing governments, high poverty and disease rates, porous borders, and serious security issues. Therefore, it is in the United States' strategic interest that Africa does not follow the same path as Afghanistan. This paper analyzes the capabilities the United States has available from a military engineering perspective to assist East Africa, what the United States is currently doing with that capability in East Africa, and whether that effort is accomplishing U.S. strategic objectives there.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589306

Entities

People

  • Sean P. Dalton

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Continents
  • East Africa
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Infectious Diseases
  • International Security
  • Military Engineering
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Systems Analysis and Design