O legado da Presidência Bush em África

Rodrigo Tavares

 

O objectivo central deste artigo é fazer uma nova avaliação do legado de George W. Bush no continente africano recorrendo a novas fontes e auscultando quer a posição americana, quer a opinião dos próprios africanos. O artigo é composto por três secções. Na primeira parte a política da Administração Bush é comparada ao legado dos seus predecessores Jimmy Carter (1977-1981), Ronald Reagan (1981-1989), George H. Bush (1989-1993) e Bill Clinton (1993-2001).

Na segunda parte concentramo-nos nos quatro principais pilares da intervenção americana no continente: cooperação militar, ajuda pública ao desenvolvimento, combate a doenças (HIV/sida e malária), protecção da democracia e boa governação. Finalmente, no epílogo, tentar-se-á antecipar o posicionamento sobre África dos candidatos presidenciais John McCain e Barack Obama.

Palavras-chave: George Bush; Política Externa Americana; Relações EUA África; Ajuda ao Desenvolvimento; AFRICOM

 

 

The Bush administration legacy in Africa

The main purpose of this article is to draw a balance Bush’s legacy in Africa using sources which document the perspective of both Americans and Africans. The article comprehends three main sections. The first one argues that in order to be correctly understood George W. Bush administration policies in Africa must be compared to the legacy of his predecessors – namely Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. The second one highlights how American strategy has now concentrated on four pillars: military cooperation, the fight against diseases such as HIV-AIDS and malaria, the protection of democracy and good governance. In the last part we try to anticipate the priorities that might figure in an African agenda of John McCain or Barack Obama.

Keywords: George Bush; American Foreign Policy; US-African Relations; Development Aid; AFRICOM

 

 

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LISTA DE ENTREVISTAS

Entrevista 1. Tim Murithi, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Security Studies (Addis Ababa, 12 de Novembro de 2007)

Entrevista 2. Amanuel Hiruy, Director, IG AD Capacity Building Program Against Terrorism (IC PAT) (Addis Ababa, 24 de Setembro de 2007).

Entrevista 3. Zewdineh Haile, Presidente, African Institute for Arbitration, Mediation, Conciliation and Research (AIAMCR ) (Addis Ababa, 16 de Setembro de 2007).

Entrevista 4. Biscut Tessema, Coordenadora, African Union Peace and Security Department Finance Unit (Addis Ababa, 10 de Junho de 2008).