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The Trump administration is making changes to U.S. policy toward Africa. These changes — including dissolving the U.S. Agency for International Development and its programs in Africa — have direct and indirect impacts on U.S. Africa Command. The administration’s foreign policy, combined with shifting security challenges in Africa, are reigniting debate about whether the United States needs a military command devoted to Africa and how it should be organized. We asked four experts: Should the United States maintain Africa Command as a separate command, dismantle it, or do something else?Read more below.Michael Rubin Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise InstituteThe
