Island Marshall Recipe
USIS Washington File: TEXT: CLINTON TRIP LAID OUT STRATEGY FOR NEW AFRICAN PARTNERSHIP
Because weak governments and simmering social unrest are a recipe for conflict, he explained, cooperation between African states and support from the international community are essential. In conjunction with that, he noted that the U.S. proposal to provide training and logistical support to peacekeeping operations through the African Crisis Response Initiative -- under African command and control -- "has been well received." ... Before departing Goree Island in Senegal, President Clinton summed up his notion of a new partnership by describing the Atlantic Ocean as connecting, not dividing, Africa and the United States. This same great ocean has linked France and the United States from America's first days. Today, France and the United States have a wonderful new opportunity to work together in partnership with Africa. A more prosperous and stable Africa is good for France, good for America, good for the world, and, most importantly, good for Africa. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Larson on Global Development and National Security
-- Okinawa: island in southern Japan where the 2000 G-8 summit will be held in July. ... To be a national priority, development must be grounded not only in our deepest humanitarian impulses but also in our most central national interests. During the forty years immediately after the Marshall Plan, American development policy was integrally related to our Cold War strategy. We supported development abroad not only because we loved our neighbor but also because we feared he would join the Communist bloc. ... [Read More]
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