Alienation of Youth as an Unintended Consequence of Military Assistance in Africa: Illustrations from the Ethiopian Experience

Authors

Quentin F. Schenk, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Abstract

The development of global competition between Russia and the United States led to a dramatic diversion of the resources of the United States to military and quasi-military programs. Some of the objectives of the competition were to maintain United States influence and power over its empire in the Middle East and Africa: to monitor the Red Sea; to have a presence near Egypt, especially in view of the development of the Aswan Dam by the Russians; to have proximity to its Asian colony, Israel; to keep watch over its oil in Saudi Arabia; to establish and man satellite tracking stations which were necessary to compete with Russia in space; and to maintain a presence in Africa in order to safeguard its interests throughout the continent.

Recommended Citation

Schenk, Quentin F. (1977) "Alienation of Youth as an Unintended Consequence of Military Assistance in Africa: Illustrations from the Ethiopian Experience," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 4: Iss. 8, Article 27.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1252
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol4/iss8/27