African conflicts and U.S. diplomacy
Subtitle: roles and choices
By: Jennifer G. Cooke, Richard Downie
Contributors: Downie, Richard; American Academy of Diplomacy; Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Congresses; Foreign relations; Diplomacy; African Conflicts and U.S. Diplomacy: Roles and Choices (2009 : Washington, D.C.)
Description: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD) cohosted a conference on October 29, 2009, to examine the role of diplomacy in U.S. relations with Africa. Discussions were grounded in the belief that as U.S. interests and engagement in Africa expand, U.S. diplomatic capacities must expand accordingly. The need to effectively manage multiple strands of U.S. investments in security, development, and conflict mitigation and management has become more complex and more important. The United States faces a far more competitive environment in Africa than in previous decades, with "emerging powers", most notably China, India, Brazil, and a number of smaller Asian state, making major political and economic plays, and with regional organizations, transnational influences, and African civil societies asserting themselves more and more in national affairs. At the same time, the United States faces continuing constraints in diplomatic resources and personnel. In this context, the United States will need to identify how best to use its influence in Africa, which policy areas and places it should prioritize, and how to balance effectively the use of diplomatic, military, and developmental tools. This report picks out the major topics to emerge from the conference and presetns a collage of the main opinions expressed and the points of consensus that emerged.
Notes: "A Report of the CSIS Africa Program and the American Academy of Diplomacy."

January 2010.

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