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Title:A theory of incorporation: an explanation for superpowers' strategy in Africa
Author:Agyeman-Duah, Baffour
Year:1983
Periodical:The African Review: A Journal of African Politics, Development and International Affairs
Volume:10
Issue:1
Pages:19-39
Language:English
Geographic terms:Indian Ocean
Africa
Subjects:foreign policy
strategic policy
Abstract:The theory of incorporation attempts to offer an explanation for how the superpowers seek to protect their interests in the Indian Ocean by using the East African littoral. In contrast to theories of dependency and of imperialism, the theory of incorporation deals strictly with the pursuit of strategic interests by the superpowers and how this fosters close military relationships with weak countries regarded as strategically significant by means of, for example, military/security agreements, the transfer/sale of arms, and the use of local military facilities and stationing of troops. The theory is illustrated with US-Soviet interactions with Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. The geopolitical significance of these areas has become more salient in view of the continuing importance of the Indian Ocean in the superpowers' strategic calculations. Fig., notes, tab.
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