{"product_id":"2940148581697","title":"THE UNITED STATES AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN SECURITY: The African Crisis Response Initiative and Beyond","description":"involved in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since the end of the Cold\u003cbr\u003eWar, though, this has begun to change. U.S. forces have\u003cbr\u003esupported several humanitarian relief and evacuation\u003cbr\u003eoperations associated with African conflicts. They have also\u003cbr\u003econducted numerous “engagement” activities aimed at\u003cbr\u003eassisting African states and their militaries during the\u003cbr\u003etransition to democracy. But Africa remains a region where\u003cbr\u003eU.S. national security interests must be promoted with\u003cbr\u003elimited resources. This makes a sophisticated and coherent\u003cbr\u003estrategy vitally important.\u003cbr\u003eHelping Africans develop a capability to avoid or solve\u003cbr\u003etheir region's security problems has reemerged recently as\u003cbr\u003ean important goal of American strategy, and the African\u003cbr\u003eCrisis Response Initiative (ACRI) is its centerpiece. Based\u003cbr\u003eon their testimony presented to the Africa Subcommittee of\u003cbr\u003ethe U.S. House of Representatives Committee on\u003cbr\u003eInternational Relations, this study by Dr. Steven Metz and\u003cbr\u003eColonel Dan Henk of the U.S. Army War College examines\u003cbr\u003ethe ACRI. Significantly, it does so by placing the ACRI in a\u003cbr\u003ewider, long-term strategic context.\u003cbr\u003eThe Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to offer this\u003cbr\u003ereport as a contribution to ongoing debates over the\u003cbr\u003eappropriate role for the U.S. military in promoting\u003cbr\u003eAmerican national interests in Sub-Saharan Africa.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072761839856,"sku":"2940148581697","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148581697_p0.jpg?v=1763704536","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148581697","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}