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Jackson, Donna R.,

US foreign policy in the Horn of Africa : from colonialism to terrorism / Donna R. Jackson. - New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. - xi, 224 p, : maps ; 23cm. - Routledge studies in US foreign policy .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-215) and index.

Introduction: Cold War battleground -- The coming of the Cold War -- The United Nations and the Horn of Africa -- Forging the "special relationship" -- Self-determination and the New Frontier -- In the shadow of Vietnam -- Vital and peripheral interests -- Revolution in Ethiopia -- The era of the Vietnam syndrome -- The Ogaden War and the demise of détente -- Realignment and Reagan -- The end of the Cold War -- Somalia: from colonialism to terrorism.

ISBN: 9780367860479

LCCN: 2017026242

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cold War.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Foreign relations--Horn of Africa.
Horn of Africa--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Ethiopia.
Ethiopia--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Somalia.
Somalia--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--1989-

LC Class. No.: DT367.63.U6 / J33 2018