The Inevitability of Surprise
PERIODICALS
FOREIGN POLICY & DEFENSE
with civil and political liberties, argues Adelman. Some 90 percent of the African countries have one-party governments or military dictator- ships. Few have independent judiciaries or protect free speech. How- ever, the Carter administration is apparently not prepared to make human rights the criterion for a consistent policy toward both black and white Africa. And rather than directly confront Soviet-sponsored arms build-ups, the United States has relied...
