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AFRICOM at 5 years : the maturation of a new U.S. combatant command, David E. Brown
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- Summary
- The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), newest of the six U.S. Department of Defense geographic combatant commands (CCMDs), was created in 2007 amid great controversy in both Africa and the United States over its location and mission. Over the last 5 years, AFRICOM has matured greatly, overcoming much of the initial resistance from African stakeholders through careful public messaging, and by addressing most of the U.S. interagency concerns about the Command's size and proper role within the U.S. national security/foreign policy community. This Letort Paper describes the geostrategic, operational, and intellectual changes that explain why AFRICOM was created, and debunks three myths about AFRICOM: that it was created to "exploit" Africa's oil and gas riches, "blocks" China's rise in Africa, and that France "opposes" AFRICOM. The author concludes by raising five issues that are important to AFRICOM's future: 1) allocated forces to carry out short-term training engagements in Africa; 2) preference to emerging democracies in the selection of the Command's partner-nations; 3) the desirability of regional approaches in Africa, including helping the African Union and its Regional Economic Communities to establish standby brigades; 4) the location of the Command's headquarters, which should remain in Stuttgart, Germany, for operational efficiency; and, 5) the need to carry out a top-down "right-sizing" exercise at AFRICOM during a time of severe budget constraints and a real risk for the United States of "strategic insolvency."
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 111 pages)
- Note
- "August 2013."
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Part I. AFRICOM : historical context of its creation and current posture. U.S. perceptions of Africa's geostrategic importance before AFRICOM's creation
- Factors leading to and shaping AFRICOM's creation in 2007
- Intellectual changes in thinking about geopolitics shaped AFRICOM
- AFRICOM's posture today : headquarters and components
- Part II. AFRICOM and the new jointness of interagency cooperation. Interagency team within AFRICOM
- Should other combatant commands upgrade the role of the senior interagency representative?
- Part III. Internal perceptions of AFRICOM : role in foreign policy, development work, interagency coordination, and strategic planning
- Part IV. External perceptions of AFRICOM : Africa, energy, China, and France. African attitudes toward AFRICOM : past, present, and future
- Is AFRICOM about U.S. access to Africa's energy resources?
- Is AFRICOM trying to block China's rise in Africa?
- Does France support or oppose AFRICOM?
- Part V. The future of AFRICOM. AFRICOM'S allocated forces do not equal militarization of U.S. foreign policy
- Alliances with autocratic African leaders may be a costly error later
- AFRICOM strengthening regional approaches
- Where should AFRICOM be headquartered?
- Why the threat of U.S. strategic insolvency means AFRICOM must right-size; and why intelligence expenditures and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets merit cost-benefit scrutiny
- Label
- AFRICOM at 5 years : the maturation of a new U.S. combatant command
- Title
- AFRICOM at 5 years
- Title remainder
- the maturation of a new U.S. combatant command
- Statement of responsibility
- David E. Brown
- Title variation
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- Africa Command at five years
- Maturation of a new US combatant command
- Maturation of a new United States combatant command
- Subject
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- Interagency coordination -- United States
- Unified operations (Military science)
- Government publications -- United States
- United States, Africa Command -- Planning
- United States, Africa Command -- Organization
- Electronic government information -- United States
- United States, Africa Command -- Public opinion
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), newest of the six U.S. Department of Defense geographic combatant commands (CCMDs), was created in 2007 amid great controversy in both Africa and the United States over its location and mission. Over the last 5 years, AFRICOM has matured greatly, overcoming much of the initial resistance from African stakeholders through careful public messaging, and by addressing most of the U.S. interagency concerns about the Command's size and proper role within the U.S. national security/foreign policy community. This Letort Paper describes the geostrategic, operational, and intellectual changes that explain why AFRICOM was created, and debunks three myths about AFRICOM: that it was created to "exploit" Africa's oil and gas riches, "blocks" China's rise in Africa, and that France "opposes" AFRICOM. The author concludes by raising five issues that are important to AFRICOM's future: 1) allocated forces to carry out short-term training engagements in Africa; 2) preference to emerging democracies in the selection of the Command's partner-nations; 3) the desirability of regional approaches in Africa, including helping the African Union and its Regional Economic Communities to establish standby brigades; 4) the location of the Command's headquarters, which should remain in Stuttgart, Germany, for operational efficiency; and, 5) the need to carry out a top-down "right-sizing" exercise at AFRICOM during a time of severe budget constraints and a real risk for the United States of "strategic insolvency."
- Cataloging source
- AWC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brown, David E.
- Government publication
- federal national government publication
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- U260
- LC item number
- .B76 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Army War College (U.S.)
- Army War College (U.S.)
- Series statement
- Letort papers
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- United States
- United States
- United States
- Unified operations (Military science)
- Interagency coordination
- Target audience
- preschool
- Label
- AFRICOM at 5 years : the maturation of a new U.S. combatant command, David E. Brown
- Note
- "August 2013."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-111)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I. AFRICOM : historical context of its creation and current posture. U.S. perceptions of Africa's geostrategic importance before AFRICOM's creation -- Factors leading to and shaping AFRICOM's creation in 2007 -- Intellectual changes in thinking about geopolitics shaped AFRICOM -- AFRICOM's posture today : headquarters and components -- Part II. AFRICOM and the new jointness of interagency cooperation. Interagency team within AFRICOM -- Should other combatant commands upgrade the role of the senior interagency representative? -- Part III. Internal perceptions of AFRICOM : role in foreign policy, development work, interagency coordination, and strategic planning -- Part IV. External perceptions of AFRICOM : Africa, energy, China, and France. African attitudes toward AFRICOM : past, present, and future -- Is AFRICOM about U.S. access to Africa's energy resources? -- Is AFRICOM trying to block China's rise in Africa? -- Does France support or oppose AFRICOM? -- Part V. The future of AFRICOM. AFRICOM'S allocated forces do not equal militarization of U.S. foreign policy -- Alliances with autocratic African leaders may be a costly error later -- AFRICOM strengthening regional approaches -- Where should AFRICOM be headquartered? -- Why the threat of U.S. strategic insolvency means AFRICOM must right-size; and why intelligence expenditures and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets merit cost-benefit scrutiny
- Control code
- 855778604
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 111 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- AFRICOM at 5 years : the maturation of a new U.S. combatant command, David E. Brown
- Note
- "August 2013."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-111)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I. AFRICOM : historical context of its creation and current posture. U.S. perceptions of Africa's geostrategic importance before AFRICOM's creation -- Factors leading to and shaping AFRICOM's creation in 2007 -- Intellectual changes in thinking about geopolitics shaped AFRICOM -- AFRICOM's posture today : headquarters and components -- Part II. AFRICOM and the new jointness of interagency cooperation. Interagency team within AFRICOM -- Should other combatant commands upgrade the role of the senior interagency representative? -- Part III. Internal perceptions of AFRICOM : role in foreign policy, development work, interagency coordination, and strategic planning -- Part IV. External perceptions of AFRICOM : Africa, energy, China, and France. African attitudes toward AFRICOM : past, present, and future -- Is AFRICOM about U.S. access to Africa's energy resources? -- Is AFRICOM trying to block China's rise in Africa? -- Does France support or oppose AFRICOM? -- Part V. The future of AFRICOM. AFRICOM'S allocated forces do not equal militarization of U.S. foreign policy -- Alliances with autocratic African leaders may be a costly error later -- AFRICOM strengthening regional approaches -- Where should AFRICOM be headquartered? -- Why the threat of U.S. strategic insolvency means AFRICOM must right-size; and why intelligence expenditures and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets merit cost-benefit scrutiny
- Control code
- 855778604
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 111 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- Electronic government information -- United States
- Government publications -- United States
- Interagency coordination -- United States
- Unified operations (Military science)
- United States, Africa Command -- Organization
- United States, Africa Command -- Planning
- United States, Africa Command -- Public opinion
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