1. America, You Better Believe That Africa Matters
- Author:
- Charles Ray
- Publication Date:
- 05-2022
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- American Diplomacy
- Abstract:
- In the minds of most Americans and Europeans, the continent of Africa has long been seen as peripheral to world affairs, looked at either as a source of natural resources ripe for extraction or a place of poverty and violence requiring massive amounts of aid. This is a shortsighted and distorted view of a diverse continent and is long overdue for a reset. The truth is that Africa is home to some of the planet’s most strategic minerals and other resources, and that natural and manmade disasters plague the continent. It is far more diverse and dynamic than popular culture, mainstream media, and even many foreign policy makers portray it. For a lot of reasons, some of them existential, it is far from peripheral; it matters.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, and Natural Resources
- Political Geography:
- Africa and United States of America