The End of the Monroe Doctrine

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Gargamel

Africa seems to be the only region left that "requires" meddling, from my Elitist American point of view.

But generally, the world is settled and matured enough, that most nation states should only request help, not require it.

There is thought to be a quiet second scramble for Africa going on between the US and China, primarily for oil and precious metals, it's conducted mainly between petrochemical companies rather than by nations, but governmental support here and there makes it through. The Chinese are quite liked because they have cheap weapons, and no taboos about exporting them publicly: