Angelo State University
Bruce Bechtol is a professor of Political Science at Angelo State University and a retired Marine. He is a former Senior Intelligence Analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency and the author or editor of seven books. An often sought after expert on North Korea, he has appeared on CNN, Bloomberg, I24, WGN, and FOX News. He holds a PhD from the Union Institute.
North Korean Military Proliferation in Africa
There are so many countries in Africa that North Korea provides goods and services to that space does not permit the listing of all its activities there. In this chapter, the focus will be on the military proliferation activities that have occurred since the beginning of the Kim Jong-un era (with a focus on how many of these activities began long before Kim Jong-un became the North Korean leader). African countries to which North Korea continues to sell military weapons, refurbishment, and training include (but are not limited to) Ethiopia, Eritrea, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe, Uganda, and even Egypt.
Sessions
Contemporary Security Issues in Africa