The Problem With US Security Assistance to Africa
On this episode of American Prestige, Elizabeth Shackelford discusses US involvement across the continent.
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US Security Assistance to Africa w/ Elizabeth Shackelford | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Derek speaks with Elizabeth Shackelford, former U.S. diplomat and current foreign affairs columnist for The Chicago Tribune, about U.S. involvement across Africa. They talk about Elizabeth’s own history in Somalia and South Sudan, America’s understanding of the places in which it’s involved, the generational timeline needed to change the trajectory of foreign policy, where the securitized view of Africa began, how the U.S. has approached places like Burkina Faso and Cameroon, and what a better U.S. policy in Africa might look like.
Elizabeth’s report with Ethan Kessler and Emma Sanderson, “Less is More: A New Strategy for US Security Assistance to Africa”.
Elizabeth’s book The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age.
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Young men sell milk along the street in Juba.
(Michael Kappeler / picture alliance via Getty Images)On this episode of American Prestige, Derek speaks with Elizabeth Shackelford, a former US diplomat and the current foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune, about US involvement across Africa. They talk about Elizabeth’s own history in Somalia and South Sudan, America’s understanding of the places in which it’s involved, the generational timeline needed to change the trajectory of foreign policy, where the securitized view of Africa began, how the United States has approached places like Burkina Faso and Cameroon, and what a better US policy in Africa might look like.
Elizabeth’s report with Ethan Kessler and Emma Sanderson: “Less is More: A New Strategy for US Security Assistance to Africa.”
Elizabeth’s book: The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age.
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