Africa Flashcards
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Key takeaways on Africa
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USSR/US left post-CW + the crisis of 90s = demand for regionalism and a revival of regional orgs in Africa
more cohesive in identity than the middle east
The middle east and Africa are really similar in the development of insititutions, but the middle east did not develop past the CW and stagnated into failure while africa revitalized.
Proliferation of regionalist efforts in the 60s, 70s decline of orgs, 90s revival
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Regional Organizations is Africa
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OAU/AU, ECOWAS, SADC, CENTO, United Arab Republic
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Potential regional hegemons
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South Africa and Nigeria
a regional hegemon is needed to promote regional order and institutions
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