1. The Coming Apathy: Africa Policy Under a Bush Administration
- Author:
- Salih Booker
- Publication Date:
- 12-2000
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Policy Information Center
- Abstract:
- "There's got to be priorities," George W. Bush responded when asked about Africa in the second presidential campaign debate. Africa did not make his short list: the Middle East, Europe, the Far East, and the Americas. A Bush presidency portends a return to the blatantly anti-African policies of the Reagan-Bush years, characterized by a general disregard for black people and a perception of Africa as a social welfare case. Vice President Dick Cheney is widely expected to steer the younger Bush on most policy matters especially foreign affairs. Cheney's perspective on Africa in the 1980s was epitomized by his 1986 vote in favor of keeping Nelson Mandela in prison and his consistent opposition to sanctions against apartheid South Africa.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Development, and Human Welfare
- Political Geography:
- Africa, United States, and South Africa