{"product_id":"2940148580423","title":"REFINING AMERICAN STRATEGY IN AFRICA","description":"Traditionally, the United States has not been a major\u003cbr\u003eplayer in the security environment of Sub-Saharan Africa,\u003cbr\u003erelying instead on European nations to provide outside\u003cbr\u003eassistance to African states. Today, it is appropriate to\u003cbr\u003erethink this neglect. Africa is undergoing vast political,\u003cbr\u003esocial, and economic changes. A consistent and welldesigned\u003cbr\u003eAmerican strategy in the region could help tilt the\u003cbr\u003escales in favor of security and stability.\u003cbr\u003eIn this study, Dr. Steven Metz provides a broad overview\u003cbr\u003eof the African security environment as a basis for\u003cbr\u003erecommendations on the refinement of American strategy\u003cbr\u003ein that region. He assesses both the opportunities for\u003cbr\u003epositive change which exist today, and the obstacles. While\u003cbr\u003eonly Africans themselves can determine the future of their\u003cbr\u003eregion, an American strategy which discourages proxy\u003cbr\u003eaggression, encourages private initiatives in the economic\u003cbr\u003eand political spheres, and uses the U.S. military,\u003cbr\u003eparticularly the Army, to engage its African counterparts\u003cbr\u003ecould pay great dividends.\u003cbr\u003eAmerican defense strategy calls for using the military to\u003cbr\u003ehelp shape the global security environment, preempting\u003cbr\u003eand deterring conflict and building regional mechanisms for\u003cbr\u003esecurity. This is a particularly wise approach to Sub-\u003cbr\u003eSaharan Africa. The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased\u003cbr\u003eto offer this study as part of the ongoing debate over how the\u003cbr\u003eU.S. military can best contribute to the mission of shaping\u003cbr\u003ethe security environment.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084304892144,"sku":"2940148580423","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148580423_p0.jpg?v=1763705050","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148580423","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}