Cuban Foreign Policy: Joint Objectives In Angola
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Description: US Marine Corps officer's academic analysis of Cuba's goals in Angola in conjunction with those of the Soviet Union.
(April 06, 1984)
Cuban Foreign Policy: Joint Objectives In Angola Cuban Foreign Policy: Joint Objectives In Angola CSC 1984 SUBJECT AREA Foreign Policy CUBAN FOREIGN POLICY: JOINT OBJECTIVES IN ANGOLA Submitted to Rudolph V. Wiggins, Ph.D. In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for Written Communications The Marine Corps Command and Staff College Quantico, Virginia Major T. P. Sullivan United States Marine Corps April 6, 1984 OUTLINE Thesis Statement: We should realize that the objectives of Soviet and Cuban military operations are likely to be shared and joint in nature rather than dictated by the patron state to the client. I. Introduction A. Angola as an Example for Today B. Brief History of Angolan Intervention II. The Soviet Objectives in Angola III. The Cuban Objectives in Angola IV. The Case for Joint Objectives and Vulnerabilities V. Conclusions CUBAN FOREIGN POLICY: JOINT OBJECTIVES IN ANGOLA Few Marines would fail to state that Cuba is the major trouble- maker in the Western hemisphere. Unfortunately, there are also very few who would say that Cuba is not a complete puppet of the Soviet Union in all Cuban foreign affairs. This is simply not true, and a review of the history of Cuban foreign policy successes, especially in Angola, will point to definite Cuban and Soviet joint foreign policy objectives that defined the roles of both parties. Because of our growing involvement in the affairs of Central America, it is very important for us to understand that the objectives we are likely to be in opposition with are indeed joint, and not dictated from the Soviets to the Cubans. The best example of the Cubans and Soviets working for a set of joint objectives is found in the Cuban military intervention in Angola during 1975. Angola is one of the wealthiest countries in terms of natural resources in all of Africa. Its geographical location establishes its territorial influence over many of the other states in the region. Angola has abundant mineral resources including large oil deposits. It also produces diamonds and coffee for
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