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OCT 29, 2008
United States Experiments with African Command
Policy Innovations
AFRICOM is intended to model changes within the U.S. military called for by Thomas Barnett and others, incorporating lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan and embracing the notion of a "whole-of-government" approach. The new emphasis is on "Phase Zero"—operations that are designed to prevent violent conflicts through the coordination of humanitarian, public diplomacy, and capacity-building efforts.
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OCT 29, 2008
Northcom, Africom and Other Threats
Black Agenda Report
The real purpose and function of Africom remain unclear but what is no mystery is that whatever Africom is up to, the mission has begun and the governmental and civilian voices of dissent in Africa and the US have been unable to stop it.
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SEP 11, 2008
RIP, AFRICOM?
Wired blog network
If steep Congressional cuts to Africa Command, aka AFRICOM, hold -- and if the command can't make its purpose clearer to skeptical Congresscritters -- then the newest regional command may be dead before it ever really gets started.
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AUG 5, 2008
U.S. Foreign Aid: More Guns Than Butter
AlterNet
Scheduled to become fully operational October 1, 2008, the new Africa Command, known as AFRICOM, is developing at a time when the Pentagon controls an increasing share of foreign aid that used to be directed by civilian agencies. U.S. soldiers have stepped in to fill the breach left by the diminishing capacity of the State Department and USAID. They are doing everything from building schools to mentoring city councils, often in situations where they don't know the language and are unfamiliar with the culture. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates himself has admitted that this arrangement is "no replacement for the real thing -- civilian involvement and expertise."
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JUL 23, 2008
AFRICOM: Joined-up Geographic Command or Federal Business Opportunity
Reuters
As an African enjoying the privilege of living in the USA while working for Refugees International on issues of peace and security in my home continent, I have followed the evolution of AFRICOM closely. And I believe that AFRICOM is step in the right direction, because it promises to make U.S. security policy toward Africa more coherent and to focus more sharply on building partner capacity for the maintenance of peace and security. However, AFRICOM stepped off on the wrong foot, in terms of public diplomacy, and is at risk of remaining off balance in its actual program delivery.
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