Publication

This PRISM edition focuses on the complex security challenges that face Africa. The text’s contributors specifically focus on 1) the current and evolving threats faced by African defense forces, partner states and external allies; 2) the new and revised patterns of armed conflict on the continent since 2010; 3) the strategic implications of these adjustments on governance and development, population and urban growth, and technology; 4) the rationale behind the US’ Security Governance Initiative; 5) the present status of the Ugandan, Rwandan and Burundian Armies; 6) the widespread impact of Libyan arms trafficking; and 7) Sayyed Ahmed Abdul Rahman’s experiences with the Sudanese Muslim Brothers. The edition also includes three book reviews and an interview with Ambassadors Princeton Lyman and Johnnie Carson.