Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 Security Issues in an African Context; 1. Security Problems: An African Predicament; Part 2 Sovereignty; 2. The Soviet Union and Superpower Rivalry in Africa; 3. Africa and the West: The French Connection; 4. Brazil-Africa Relations: Third World Alternatives for Development and Security; 5. A Giant Staggers: Nigeria as an Emerging Regional Power; Part 3 Stability; 6. Social Incoherence and the Mediatory Role of the State
7. Emerging Patterns of Civil-Military Relations in Africa: Radical Coups d'Etat and Political Stability8. Security and Stability Implications of Ethnicity and Religious Factors; Part 4 Solidarity; 9. Cooperation Among African States; 10. Playing the Arab Card: Niger and Chad's Ambivalent Relations with Libya; 11. South African Liberation: Touchstone of African Solidarity; Part 5 Security Issues from an African Perspective; 12. National Security: An African Perspective; Abbreviations; About the Contributors; Index
