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050 00 $aDK510.764$b.G55 2013
100 1 $aGiles, Keir,$eauthor.
245 10 $aRussian interests in Sub-Saharan Africa /$cKeir Giles.
264 1 $aCarlisle, PA :$bStrategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press,$c[2013]
300 $avii, 51 pages ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aLetort papers
500 $a"July 2013."
530 $aAlso available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 41-51).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- History -- Russia's presence today : political priorities -- Economic aims -- Resource interests : minerals -- Resource interests : energy -- Trade -- Arms trade -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa -- Implications for U.S. policy -- Outlook.
520 $aAn apparent lack of interest by Russia in Sub-Saharan Africa over recent years masks persistent key strategic drivers for Moscow to re-establish lost influence in the region. A preoccupation with more immediate foreign policy concerns has temporarily interrupted a process of Russia reclaiming relationships that were well-developed in the Soviet period in order to secure access to mineral and energy resources which are crucial to Russia's economic and industrial interests, as well as both existing and new markets for military arms contracts. Russian policy priorities in Africa provide both challenges and opportunities for the U.S. in fields such as nuclear nonproliferation, as well as energy security for the United States and its European allies. Russian development of key resources in southern Africa should be observed closely. Russian trade with the region is significantly underdeveloped, with the exception of the arms trade, which Russia can be expected to defend vigorously if its markets are challenged, including by the prospect of regime change or international sanctions. At the same time, Russia and the United States have a shared interest in restricting the freedom of movement of terrorist organizations in ungoverned or lightly governed spaces in Africa, which opens potential for cooperation between AFRICOM initiatives and Russian presence in the region. Russian diplomatic and economic activity in southern Africa should receive continuing attention from U.S. policymakers due to its direct relevance to a number of U.S. strategic concerns.
651 0 $aRussia (Federation)$xForeign relations$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
651 0 $aAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xForeign relations$zRussia (Federation)
651 0 $aRussia (Federation)$xForeign economic relations$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
651 0 $aAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xForeign economic relations$zRussia (Federation)
651 0 $aAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xStrategic aspects.
710 2 $aArmy War College (U.S.).$bStrategic Studies Institute,$epublisher.
710 2 $aArmy War College (U.S.).$bPress,$epublisher.
830 0 $aLetort papers.
856 41 $uhttp://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1169