The New Cold War is happening in Africa
There is a new Cold War that is brewing and the African continent is slated to be its epic center. With China's impressive rise as an economic superpower and Russia’s re-emergence as a strong military contender, the United States government is giving more attention on Africa.
This fact has been confirmed once more by a just-released US National Defense Strategy, which makes for a worrying read. As Robert Borosage, Andrew Backevich and others opined, the document offers no strategy but rather rehashed pretenses to expand US military outreach in the name of fighting terrorism. It is thus a recipe for perpetual war.
The so-called 'war on terror' has been in the making for 17 years, and has only exacerbated matters. It, often inadvertently gave rise to new militant groups, resurrected ol...