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TAVARES, Rodrigo. The Bush administration legacy in Africa. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2008, n.19, pp.159-170. ISSN 1645-9199.

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.

Palabras clave : George Bush; American Foreign Policy; US-African Relations; Development Aid; AFRICOM.

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