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DEC 20, 2008
The Pentagon Is Muscling In Everywhere: It’s Time To Stop The Mission Creep
The Washington Post
One can also see the Pentagon's growing muscle in the recent creation of the U.S. military command for Africa, known as Africom. This new command supposedly has a joint civilian-military purpose: to coordinate soft power and traditional hard power to stop al-Qaeda and its allies from gaining a foothold on the continent. But Africom has gotten a chilly reception in post-colonial Africa.
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NOV 22, 2008
‘To do’ List for the First Global President
Daily Nation
The state department should be the lead agency in providing backing for US support for African development because the defense requirements of African countries needs to be clearly distinguished from those of the US, and those can only be reconciled through bilateral diplomacy...I hope President Obama will rethink Africom, the new US military command focused on Africa. There is a new and proper emphasis these days on human security which certainly includes physical security as well as economic and social well-being, political freedom and democratization.
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NOV 11, 2008
Africa Command Tackles Traffickers in First Drill
Wired News
Flintlock 2008, a joint military exercise that kicked off last week in Bamako, Mali, marked the first deployment for the CV-22 Ospreys of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. It is also the first military exercise overseen by U.S. Africa Command, which was formally activated last month.
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OCT 31, 2008
Into Africa: Bush Initiatives That Deserve Continuing Support
The Heritage Foundation
AFRICOM is an important step forward in U.S.-Africa relations. Although poorly "rolled out," diligent efforts to explain the command's objectives would substantially reduce criticism. AFRICOM leadership, together with State Department and Agency for International Development, must affirm the need for balance between diplomacy, development, and defense and clearly emphasize that AFRICOM in not a militarization of U.S. foreign aid. AFRICOM's role as capacity builder in partnership with African militaries and the proposed AU African Standby Force should be highlighted.
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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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