Abstract
This chapter undertakes a recap of the issues covered in the previous chapters. It relitigates the proposition that between the United States and the other countries that have been labeled Great Powers, there is a singular absence of foreign policy preferences and/or policy towards Africa. This is especially pronounced even towards the Horn of Africa, a region that is strategically crucial to the United States and other powers due to its proximity to the Gulf, and global shipping, and especially due to the lack of a central government. Given their rising status, BRICs have appeared to engage more with Africa, perhaps due to their own experiences with imperialism from Europe/United States, but the hegemon appears to shun the region, despite its population, and the potential for challenges emanating from Africa.
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Magu, S.M. (2019). Great Powers and US Foreign Policy Towards Africa. In: Great Powers and US Foreign Policy towards Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94096-0_8
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