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Extreme poverty, poor public health opportunities, internal political strife, interstate wars, trafficking in small arms, and terrorism fuel a continuous cycle that prevents large swathes of Africa from participating in much of the positive economic momentum that other parts of the world are enjoying. This report proposes an innovative “whole of society” approach that seeks to better leverage existing resources, identify innovative new streams of assistance, and bridge the unproductive divide between security and development. The model presented within these pages suggests that a great deal of untapped international security assistance is available to states that would not only build counterterrorism and nonproliferation capacity, but would simultaneously combat regional security threats, such as trafficking in small arms, and help address development needs, including improving public health infrastructures.