Africom at 5 Years: The Maturation of a New U.S. Combatant Command
Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Glued binding. x. 111, [7] p. Illustrations, black & white. Maps. End notes. From an on-line posting: "Created in 2007, the new U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has matured greatly over the last 5 years, overcoming much of the initial resistance from African stakeholders and the U.S. interagency about a militarization of U.S. foreign policy in Africa. This paper describes the geostrategic, operational, and intellectual changes that explain why AFRICOM was created, debunks three negative myths about AFRICOM s current operations, and raises five issues important to AFRICOM s future, including the need to carry out a right-sizing exercise at AFRICOM during a time of severe budget constraints and a real risk for the United States of strategic insolvency. Mr. David E. Brown is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. His prior Africa experience includes serving as the Senior Advisor to the J-5 (Strategy, Plans, and Programs) Director of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)." Condition: Very good. Cover has slight wear and soiling.
Keywords: AFRICOM, Combatant Command, Stability Operations, Geostrategic, Counterinsurgency, Terrorism, Asymmetric Warfare, Responsibility to Protect, Military Operations
ISBN: 9781584875826
[Book #70516]
Price: $45.00