In major foreign policy address at West Point, Obama calls for new $5 billion Counter-terrorism Partnerships Fund for training from Sahel to South Asia. Read full address at West Point: Obama address to West Point cadets (http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/05/28/Obama-Outlines-5-Billion-Counter-Terror-Initiative) Continue reading
All Posts: France
French & German Joint Operations in Mali
The following article, and a second one following with a map, reveal the depth of French commitment to training and ant-terrorism work in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad in addition to the 2,000 French troops in CAR. Now, the … Continue reading
Mali as the model for future U.S. counter-terrorism in Africa
The US Army’ s Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point has emerged as one of the key DOD research and policy centers among many sites of research and planning on “terrorism in Africa.” In the lead article in this … Continue reading