Africa Faces Gunboat Diplomacy Without the Gunboats
By Bertie Jacobs Washington’s growing use of visas and trade access as diplomatic leverage is a modern form of gunboat diplomacy, and African governments should take note, according to analysis from South Africa’s North-West University (NWU). The comparison draws on 19th-century practice, when naval powers such as Britain used warships to press their terms. American […]
By Bertie Jacobs Washington’s growing use of visas and trade access as diplomatic leverage is a modern form of gunboat diplomacy, and African governments should take note, according to analysis from South Africa’s North-West University (NWU). The comparison draws on 19th-century practice, when naval powers such as Britain used warships to press their terms. American […]
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