Force Structure: Preliminary Observations on the Progress and Challenges Associated with Establishing the U. S. Africa Command
Force Structure: Preliminary Observations on the Progress and Challenges Associated with Establishing the U. S. Africa Command

Author: John Pendleton

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 1437907997

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In Feb. 2007, the Pres. announced the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), a DoD command with a focus on strengthening U.S. security coop. with Africa, creating opportunities to bolster the capabilities of African partners, and enhancing peace and security efforts on the continent. AFRICOM is designed to integrate DoD and non-DoD personnel into the command to stimulate greater coordination among U.S. gov¿t. agencies to achieve a more whole-of-gov¿t. approach. This testimony addresses: (1) the status of DoD¿s efforts to establish and fund AFRICOM; and (2) challenges that may hinder the command¿s ability to achieve interagency participation and a more integrated, whole-of-gov¿t. approach to DoD activities in Africa. Illus.

Force Structure
Force Structure

Author: United States Accounting Office (GAO)

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-21

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781719371711

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Force Structure: Preliminary Observations on the Progress and Challenges Associated with Establishing the U.S. Africa Command

Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa
Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa

Author: Lauren Ploch

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 1437920624

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On Feb. 6, 2007, the Bush Admin. announced the creation of a new unified combatant command, U.S. Africa Command or AFRICOM, to promote U.S. national security objectives in Africa and its surrounding waters. Prior to AFRICOM¿s establishment, U.S. military involvement on the continent was divided among 3 commands: European Command, Central Command, and Pacific Command. The new command¿s area of responsibility includes all African countries except Egypt. Contents of this report: (1) Issues for Congress; (2) The DoD Proposal for a New Africa Command; (3) U.S. Strategic Interests in Africa; (4) U.S. Mil. Assistance and Security Cooperation in Africa: An Expanding Role; (5) Regional Perspectives; (6) Congressional Interest and Oversight Issues.

AFRICOM
AFRICOM

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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African Security and the African Command
African Security and the African Command

Author: Terry F. Buss

Publisher: Kumarian Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1565494156

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After the end of the Cold War and a failed mission in Somalia, the US decided to wash its hands of major military operations in Africa. Within the past few years, however, strategic interests in the region have grown, based largely on the threat of international terrorist group activities there. In 2007, the Bush Administration created a new military presence in Africa, AFRICOM (United States Africa Command), professed to be based not on occupying military or fixed bases, but rather on capacity building for and collaboration with African security forces. Some see AFRICOM as the answer to an African security system crippled by a lack of resources, widespread politicization and institutional weakness. Others claim the program is nothing more than a characteristic attempt by the US to secure its own interests in the region without regard to the actual needs of Africans. A variety of viewpoints on the debate, both from the US and Africa, come together in this collection to examine the objectives and activities of AFRICOM. The result provides the reader with a well-rounded picture of longstanding security challenges in Africa and what might be done to address them. -- Back cover.

Defense Management
Defense Management

Author: John H. Pendleton

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1437936938

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When the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) became fully operational in 2008, it inherited well over 100 activities, missions, programs, and exercises from other Department of Defense (DoD) organizations. AFRICOM initially conducted these inherited activities with little change. However, as AFRICOM has matured, it has begun planning and prioritizing activities with its four military service components, special operations command, and task force. Some activities represent a shift from traditional warfighting, requiring collaboration with the Department of State, U.S. Agency for Internat. Development, and other interagency partners. This report assessed AFRICOM in five areas with respect to activity planning and implementation. Illustrations.

Global Trends 2040
Global Trends 2040

Author: National Intelligence Council

Publisher: Cosimo Reports

Published: 2021-03

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9781646794973

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"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.