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A reason for the US military expansion into Africa

By / 3 Comments / 2 June 2013

In 2004 the US military began to expand into Africa. In 2007 they created Africa Command (Africom). Since then they’ve accelerated and expanded operations. Africa has great natural resources, but why more interest now? Here is one possible explanation: the great game. A rival great power expands its reach and things of no interest to …

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Another big step for China on its road to becoming a great power: building a “string of pearls”

By / 17 Comments / 16 September 2011

Summary:  One oddity of major events — world-changing events — is that they are often unrecognized until long after the fact.  So it is with China’s steps to becoming a great power.  It’s happening slowly and quietly.  Our response will likely be even more massive military spending, using funds borrowed from China (more broadly, Asia and …

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