{"product_id":"treachery-and-diplomacy-the-shadow-politics-of-us-africa-relations-paperback","title":"Treachery and Diplomacy: The Shadow Politics of Us-Africa Relations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSobukwe Odinga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe African allies of the United States are often depicted as mere pawns or clients seeking aid. Yet African leaders have deftly capitalized on security partnerships with the United States in ways that have been widely overlooked. Through skillful negotiating, hosting US military operations, and deploying their soldiers to support Washington's strategic aims, they have advanced their own interests--sometimes at the expense of their citizens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTreachery and Diplomacy\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on US-Africa security partnerships, revealing their simmering internal tensions, hidden racial politics, and consequences for peace and democracy. Sobukwe Odinga explores the contentious relations between the US and key African allies--Liberia, Ethiopia, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Uganda--from the Cold War to the War on Terror. He brings to life the diplomatic gambits of leaders such as William Tubman, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Yoweri Museveni, documenting how they prodded Washington to back them in regional conflicts, increase aid, and temper criticisms of their domestic policies. Odinga also considers the African American political elites who denounced and championed US-Africa security partnerships--in some moments undercutting the influence of African leaders, in others abetting their authoritarianism. Connecting American racial thought, Pan-Africanism, and Black transnationalism to US security policy toward Africa, \u003ci\u003eTreachery and Diplomacy\u003c\/i\u003e offers new insight into how African governments have pursued their own agendas.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSobukwe Odinga is an assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329699733811,"sku":"9780231202695","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/g-59JHIsdt9780231202695.webp?v=1778171943","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/treachery-and-diplomacy-the-shadow-politics-of-us-africa-relations-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}