MONEY AS A WEAPON SYSTEM: ADOPTING CHINA'S STRATEGY IN DJIBOUTI
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Authors
Cordell, Alex M.
Rublee, Brooke
Subjects
Djibouti
Camp Lemonnier
China
United States
Africa
AFRICOM
CJTF-HOA
contracting
acquisitions
One Belt One Road Initiative
investment
foreign
direct
economic
economy
procurement
Camp Lemonnier
China
United States
Africa
AFRICOM
CJTF-HOA
contracting
acquisitions
One Belt One Road Initiative
investment
foreign
direct
economic
economy
procurement
Advisors
Muir, William A.
Gooch, Elizabeth F.
Date of Issue
2019-12
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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In 2001, Camp Lemonnier was established as the United States’ sole permanent base location in Africa and the future home of the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Along with Djibouti’s limited supply capabilities, China’s increasing influence in the region has the potential to affect the Department of Defense’s (DoD) ability to fulfill mission requirements. This research analyzed China’s methods of economic statecraft by examining Djiboutian growth and historical uses of similar strategies. This research found that China has implemented commercial strategies that the United States does not use in Djibouti: strategies that have provided economic and political advantages, and that the United States could adopt. This research applies concepts learned from the Chinese to benefit DoD acquisitions and the United States’ international economic strategy.
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Thesis
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MBA Professional Project
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Graduate School of Defense Management (GSDM)
Graduate School of Defense Management (GSDM)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.