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U.S Foreign Policy in Cameroon: A realist practice dressed in a liberal…
U.S Foreign Policy in
Cameroon: A realist practice dressed in a liberal garb
In the post Cold War era
under Trump’s administration
Carrots and Sticks approach to Cameroon
"America First" foreign policy
Removing Cameroon from its preferred trade status under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) under the pretext of Human Rights violations committed under Paul Biya's regime
The U.S being the leading investor in the region and supporting the development of trade in Cameroon
U.S. troops engaging in training and aiding Cameroonian security forces to deal with Boko Haram.
Cutting millions in security and military aid to Cameroon amid growing concerns over the Cameroonian government's Human Rights record
During the Cold War era under Kennedy’s administration
Containment policy
Diplomacy:use of personal diplomacy with Ahmadou Ahidjo
Development: Financial assistance through USAID/Road development
/scholarships to Cameroonian students/ Peace Corps Service
Relevant materials
Amin, Julius A. “Cameroon’s Foreign Policy Towards the United States.” Revue Française d’histoire d’outre-Mer, vol. 86, no. 322, 1999, pp. 211–36. Crossref, doi:10.3406/outre.1999.3726.
Berger, Miriam. “The U.S. Uses Aid to Lean on Foreign States — but Not Always with the Same Intentions or Results.” The Washington Post [Washington, DC], 2 Nov. 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/11/02/us-uses-aid-lean-foreign-states-not-always-with-same-intentions-or-results/).
Devermont, Judd. New US Policy Framework for the African Century. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 2020.
Irwin, Ryan. "Kennedy’s Africa." (2012).
Josa, Ramos, and Pedro Francisco. “An Approach to Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy: Towards a New Perspective.” Opinion Paper IEEE, 22 Oct. 2019, www.ieee.es/Galerias/fichero/docs_opinion/2019/DIEEEO95_2019PEDRAM_Trump_ENG.pdf.
Smith, Jeffrey. “The U.S. Should Bid Biya Goodbye.” Foreign Policy, 10 July 2019, foreignpolicy.com/2019/07/10/the-u-s-should-bid-biya-goodbye-cameroon-security-foreign-policy-yaounde.
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