Overview
- Argues that the US has pursued a policy of "benign neglect" in its foreign policy approach to Africa
- Examines several time periods, including before and after colonialism, during the Cold War, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War
- Comparatively analyzes the EU's foreign policy towards Africa, as well as that of BRIC countries
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This book addresses one main question: whether the United States has a cohesive foreign policy for Africa. In assessing the history of the United States and its interactions with the continent, particularly with the Horn of Africa, the author casts doubt on whether successive US administrations had a cohesive foreign policy for Africa. The volume examines the historical interactions between the US and the continent, evaluates the US involvement in Africa through foreign policy lenses, and compares foreign policy preferences and strategies of other European, EU and BRIC countries towards Africa.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Stephen M. Magu is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hampton University, USA, where he teaches history, international relations and political science courses.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Great Powers and US Foreign Policy towards Africa
Authors: Stephen M. Magu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94096-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-94095-3Published: 29 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06794-6Published: 29 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-94096-0Published: 14 August 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 196
Topics: Foreign Policy, African Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations Theory, Comparative Politics