Title Foreign intervention in Africa after the Cold War : sovereignty, responsibility, and the war on terror / Elizabeth Schmidt ; foreword by William Minter

Published Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 462 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Ohio University research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; no. 19 Research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; no. 19. Contents Outsiders and Africa: Political and military engagement on the Continent (1991/2017) -- The post/cold war context: Shifting paradigms and misconceptions -- Identifying the actors: Who intervened and why -- Somalia: Conflicting missions and mixed results (1991/2017) -- Sudan and South Sudan: Conflicting interests and inadequate solutions (1991/2017) -- Rwanda: Genocide and the failure to respond (1991/94) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo: Outside interests and Africa's world war (1994/2017) -- Liberia and Sierra Leone: Regional war and license to plunder (1990/2003) -- Côte d'Ivoire: Civil war and regime change (2002/11) -- The Arab Spring in North Africa: Popular resistance, backlash, and the struggle for the future (2011/17) -- Mali and Nigeria: Military intervention and unforeseen consequences (2009/17) -- US Africa policy after the Cold War (1991/2017) -- Epilogue: Trump and Africa (2017/) -- Conclusion: Assessing the impact of foreign intervention Summary In Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold War--interdisciplinary in approach and intended for non-specialists--Elizabeth Schmidt provides a new framework for thinking about foreign political and military intervention in Africa, its purposes, and its consequences. She focuses on the quarter century following the Cold War (1991-2017), when neighboring states and subregional, regional, and global organizations and networks joined extracontinental powers in support of diverse forces in the war-making and peace-building processes. During this period, two rationales were used to justify intervention: a response to instability, with the corollary of responsibility to protect; and the war on terror. Often overlooked in discussions of poverty and violence in Africa is the fact that many of the challenges facing the continent today are rooted in colonial political and economic practices, in Cold War alliances, and in attempts by outsiders to influence African political and economic systems during the decolonization and postindependence periods. Although conflicts in Africa emerged from local issues, external political and military interventions altered their dynamics and rendered them more lethal. [This book] counters oversimplification and distortions and offers a new continentwide perspective, illuminated by trenchant case studies. -- Back cover Poverty, corruption, and conflicts affect many parts of Africa, but the source of these problems is widely misunderstood. Many challenges today are rooted in colonial political and economic practices, Cold War alliances, and attempts by outsiders to influence political and economic systems during the decolonization and postindependence periods. This book provides a new framework for foreign political and military intervention in Africa, its purposes. It focuses on the 25 years following the Cold War, when neighboring states and subregional, regional, and global organizations and networks joined extracontinental powers in support of diverse forces in the war-making and peace-building processes. Two rationales were used to justify intervention: a response to instability (and the responsibility to protect) and the war on terror. Intended for nonspecialists, the book offers a new continentwide perspective, illuminated by case studies synthesized from previously published works Analysis Africa History Post cold war africa Security Terrorism Violence in society Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Knowledge Unlatched 102818 KU Select 2018: HSS Frontlist Books This work is licensed under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode English Subject Political stability -- Africa -- History Terrorism -- Africa -- Prevention -- History History -- Africa. International economic relations Diplomatic relations Political stability Politics and government Terrorism -- Prevention SUBJECT Africa -- Foreign economic relations Africa -- Foreign relations -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001555 Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001573 Subject Africa Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2018031702 ISBN 0896803201 089680321X 0896805042 9780896803206 9780896803213 9780896805040

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