Phantom Warriors
Disease as a Threat to US National Security
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20138618 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C William Fox, Chanelle Fox (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 1997-11-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.1852 |
| OpenAlex | W2604089748 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The stability of many African societies is undermined by a variety of factors, some of which threaten the very survival of their citizens.To the extent that such societies must focus on individual survival, there are few other resources to devote to the well-being of larger communities.It is equally apparent that when national coherence is threatened by a government's inability to preserve order and to deliver some minimum level of services to its citizens, US national interests in that country will not prosper, or will do so with difficulty.The most prominent characteristic of US foreign policy in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s has been its decline.US regional expenditures in real dollars have been falling, while significant programs, such as those of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), are simply disappearing.These trends are occurring as African states desperately seek development strategies that might help them deal with an almost overwhelming array of problems.And whether we like it or not, nations in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to look to the developed world, particularly to the United States, for inspiration and assistance in such matters.Disease in Africa is the result of attacks on humans by a vast army of "phantom warriors"--viruses, bacteria, and parasites that have caused epidemic and pandemic diseases with cataclysmic potential.[1] With rapid global connectivity a reality, these warriors are a danger to the United States and to mankind.Previous US security strategies have inadequately addressed this rapidly emerging threat.To address it in isolation from the human problems that provide the conditions for these warriors to propagate, however, would be an illusive cure
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