Aiding and Abetting: U.S. Foreign Assistance and State Violence
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By Harrison Manlove
February 12, 2020
Foreign assistance is a critical component of U.S. foreign policy, and a particularly problematic one. As the U.S. returns to an era of competition with China and Russia, challenges continue with non-state actors around the globe. Investment in conventional capabilities is expanding because of American perceptions of competition, while China and Russia have increased their focus on influencing the developing world alongside the development of their own conventional capabilities.[1] The Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes that “All aspects of international relations—economic, diplomatic, political and even cultural—come into play in great power competitions,†yet it expends a great deal of energy in employing conventional capabilities to Europe and the Pacific.[2] The DoD has called its various commitments in Africa into question as a means of refocusing forces on these two critical areas opening the door for increased levels of Chinese and Russian influence.
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