Southern Africa's Transnational Threats

Abstract

There are numerous criminal activities identified within the eleven States that make up the south region. Independently these crimes would normally be considered a matter for local authorities and not relevant to the construct of strategic development. However, this report s theory suggests that the criminal activities occurring between southern African states have strategic implications on AFRICOM s ability to accomplish its security initiatives. Therefore, this report will proceed in three stages. First, what are the nexuses and the cause for the explosion in transnational crimes in the region? Second, what effects does this nexus have on the Southern Region directly and inevitably on AFRICOM s mission? Finally, what actions should be taken by AFRICOM to help deter this nexus and dissuade future criminal activities?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA592927

Entities

People

  • Michael Woodruff

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Civil Rights
  • Continents
  • Crime
  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deterrence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Police
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • War Colleges

Readers

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