Africa Command?

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"AFRICAN COMMAND : THE NEWEST COMBATANT COMMAND" by Paul P. Cale, Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College

"U.S. Military Assistance for Africa: A Better Solution" by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation, October 15, 2003.

"My prediction on Africa Command coming true a bit faster than I expected" by Thomas P.M Barnett. Thomas Barnett Weblog, January 18, 2006



The continent of Africa's AOR is currently split between EUCOM, CENTCOM and to a lesser extent PACOM. (See PS General Info on AOR and DOD Unified Command Plan) However, citing current and future trends, along with a perceived attention gap by EUCOM and CENTCOM, a call for the creation of an Africa Command has arisen.

This thread is dedicated to discussion about the creation of AFRICOM. If a moderator or more learned poster would like to pose questions in order to facilitate / focus the dialogue, please do so. For now the thread is open-ended, please post your thoughts and opinions on the matter.