This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. On May 30, 2018, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis announced that, “in recognition of the increasing connectivity, the Indian and Pacific Oceans, today we rename the US Pacific Command to US Indo-Pacific Command.” His logic was solid. China’s strategic competition […]The post A revitalized US Indian Ocean strategy cannot ignore Africa appeared first on Asia Times.