Being interested in Africa is due to two reasons; one is related to security while the other is related to the economy. Thus, American priorities in the continent have been formed as regards confronting the extensions of terrorist groups according to the United States, encouraging economic freedom for the continent states and resisting the influence of other major states (particularly Russia and China).
These security orientations have resulted in the appearance of the so-called militarization of the U.S. foreign policy during the reign of Bush, the son after the September 11 attacks. These ended with the formation of U.S. unified military leadership in Africa (Africom). This militarization witnessed some deterioration during the reign of Obama; however, it reappeared again in the reign of Trump. The most important area of American military intervention in the continent is the African Coast, which witnessed one of the greatest American military initiatives; namely, The Pan Sahel Initiative (PSI).
This study discusses the military interest of the United States in Africa in an attempt to answer one main question concerning the behavior of the United States in the Continent after the September 11 attacks and how the phenomenon of militarization of its foreign policy can be tracked through this behavior. While pursuing to answer these two questions, the study is attempting to explain the concept of militarization and the U.S. objectives behind it, which African areas are more prone to be impacted by the American militarization policies and the aspects of such impact.
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