African Foreign Policies in Transition
Grant Program Presentation
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Mr. Alpha Oumar Konare, center, speaks during a visit to NATO on May 17, 2005. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is on his right. (Photo Courtesy:
NATO)
Date
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
2:00–4:00 PM
Location
U.S. Institute of Peace
1200 17th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Directions
Are the foreign policies of key African states in a period of transition? If so, in what ways are they changing and with what results? Have governments used the African Union and regional organizations to promote peace, stability and economic development on the continent, or have they acted independently? What are the implications of strong African states’ foreign policies for their neighbors and for their own domestic affairs?
Three recipients of Institute grants addressed these and other questions by focusing on South Africa’s regional policy, Nigeria’s transition to democracy and military reform, and the capacity of regional and sub-regional organizations in Africa to conduct peace operations.
Speakers
- David Coetzee, Publisher, SouthScan Bulletin
- Herbert Howe, Georgetown University
- Victoria Holt, Henry Stimson Center
- Pauline Baker, Fund for Peace, Discussant
- Taylor Seybolt, U.S. Institute of Peace, Moderator
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