Armies and Democracy in the New Africa: Lessons from Nigeria and South Africa
Dr Kent Hughes Butts, Dr Steven Metz
Book by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute
"To the surprise of many observers, Africa has experienced a recent wave of democratic transitions and popular movements in support of open government. But this trend is far from irreversible. In particular, African civil-military relations must be reformed. The United States should play a major role in this. To do so, American planners and policymakers must have a clear, historically-grounded understanding of the dominant patterns of African civil-military relations."