AFRICA: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY CHALLENGES

A Political-Economic Conflict Seminar
Dates To Be Determined

As the second largest and second most-populous continent in the world, Africa presents a diversity of topography, climate, peoples and languages. Yet the continent’s 52 countries have common problems, as well as specific interests and challenges that make Africa of particular interest to the United States.

The presence of enormous energy, mineral and agricultural resources make several African states key components of the global economy. Africa’s political and economic weaknesses, along with civil and regional strife, directly affect U.S. national security. If Africa has largely been ignored in the foreign and economic affairs of the major powers in the past, it is clearly now on the international agenda. There has probably never been a better time to consider the challenges and promise of this area.

Drawing upon the knowledge and experience of a diverse group of prominent experts, this workshop will explore the social, political, and economic developments of the African continent. It will address current issues and trends that affect U.S. national security issues and interests in the years ahead. Talks are informal and off-the-record. Ample time will be allowed for discussion and question-and-answer sessions with each speaker.

SEMINAR TOPICS

• U.S. National Security Interests in Africa
• Genocidal Conflict and International Intervention
• Colonial and Cold War Legacies
• Governance and Corruption
• Failed States and the International Terror Threat
• Africa and the Politics of Globalization
• AIDS, Famine, and Other Demographic Disasters
• The Growing Chinese Footprint in Africa
• Religious Resurgence: Christianity and Islam in a Changing Africa
• Have Wars Over Natural Resources Replaced Wars of Ideology?

FEE

$1,985 per person

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The seminar will be held in a private meeting room at the Capitol Hill Club, located at 300 First Street, SE, Washington, DC.  The Club is directly across the street from the Capitol South Metro Station (Blue and Orange Lines).  Reporting information concerning registration time and workshop start and end times will be sent to all participants approximately 2 weeks prior to the start of each program.

Generally, registration will begin around 7:45 am and seminars will be conducted from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on the first two days and from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on the last day (subject to agenda and scheduling).  Business attire for participants is required.  Military uniform is optional.

No video, power point or audio-visual aids are utilized in the presentations. These programs are informal and strictly "off-the-record."

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