Geo-political Impact of Kenya-United States of America Partnership on Counterterrorist in the Horn of Africa

Political Science

Counterterrorism impact affects the geo-politics of a give geographical setting due to the complex interconnectedness of the globe brought about by the post-cold war global dynamics of globalization. This research paper sets to uncover the geo-political impact arising from the partnership between Kenya and the United States of America on Counterterrorism in the horn of Africa. The study adopted a qualitative approach by critically analyzing the available literature on the subject to reach a logical ending. The paper found that the geo-political impact of partnership are to a large extent on security cooperation as; Kenya-United States of America and its allies cooperation, Global-Regional Security Cooperation, Extra- Regional Organizations and Supra-National Security Cooperation, finally the geo-political impact on regional Economy. The paper concludes that the geo-political impacts of Kenya-USA partnership on counterterrorism to a larger extent are positive in that it forges partnership of security cooperation, and finally the revival of regional economy which had been affected negatively from terrorism. The research recommends that there should be a closer partnership among all states, and non-state actors to counter-terror in the globe for mutual benefit to all.

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