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For nearly four decades, U.S.
policy toward Africa was shackled
by th Cold W r. In Free at Last?
U.S. Policy Toward Africa and the
End of the Cold War, Africa ex­
pert Michael Clough argues that
the time has corne to rid U.S. pol­
icy of Cold War strategi and
establish new bonds with African
people.
From the end of World War II
until late 1984, Washington's in­
terest in the continent fluctuated
with changing timates of the
threat posed by tea 1 or imagined
Soviet gains.
Consequently, American poli­
cymakers defined their options
narrowly; they ldom gave prior­
ity to initiatives that did not serve
U.S. strategic interests. Private
groups king to influence our
Africa policy were forced to ra­
tionalize th ir recommendations
in geopolitical terms. Th that
could not do (or refused even to
try) were ignored.
The result was' a policy funda­
mentally at odds with the x­
pressed commitment of the
United States to d mocracy and
development, and on that bene­
fitted African rule at th ex­
pense of African civil i ty. U. .
officials ov rl k nd 0
cused pr
ruption, and economic
mismanagement in such African
countries as Kenya, Somalia, Su­
dan, and Zaire because these na ..
tions were willing to oppose
Moscow.
THESE TEP ,Mr. Clough
suggests, will begin to pave the
way for a healthier post-Cold War
relationship tween the U,S.
and Africa.
The second recommendation is
to mobilize America's "third" or
private sector, Initially, Mr.
Clough advises, a clearinghouse
and coordinating offi should be
established in Washington, D.C.,
which would collect and nd out
information about Africa, as well
as organize cultural exchanges.
Then, on a national level, the
creation of both a n twork of re­
gional African s i ti and a
grants program would h lp pri­
vate American citizens and insti­
tutions set up their own links with
the continent. To help pay for
th programs, 10% of all cur­
rent U,S. aid for Africa would be
t aside. Through the third
tor, Mr. Clough ho to foster a
more direct link w n the pe0-
ple of Africa and th U. .
through U.S. non-governmental
organizations.
DRAWING ON ms high­
level experience as the Senior Fel­
low for Africa at the Council on
Foreign Relations since 1987, Mr.
Clough analyzes the impact of
American foreign policy on Afri­
can nations throughout the Cold
War. He then goes on to show how
that policy must continue to
evolve now that the Cold War is
over.
Mr. Clough presents two over­
all reoommendations for creating
an effective policy toward Africa.
The initial recommendation fo­
cuses on four steps the U.S. could
take which would "do no harm:"
The U.S. should not give aid
to any government that does not
guarantee civil liberties for all its
citizens.
The U.S. should no provide
any military istance to African
gov rnments or their opposition, ,
Th U.S. hould not provide
any upport for an African politi­
cal candidate or party.
At leas 50� of official U.S.
aid to Africa hould be chann led
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