THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL MARGINALIZATION

This paper examines the impact of Western foreign policy on African st ates in the post-containment era. Section I provides a general overvie w of Western foreign policy in Africa towards the end of the Cold War. Section II explores the political and economic consequences of perest roika on African states. Section III discusses the political, military and economic implications of the demise of communism in Eastern Europ e on both national and regional politics in the subcontinent. Section IV argues that the consolidation of power by the industralized countri es of the North, and the deepening economic crises in Africa has margi nalized African states in the new world order. With specific emphasis on Africa, the final section critically examines the structural framew ork and philosophical basis of this new order.