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Nigerian unity : in the balance /
- Title
- Nigerian unity : in the balance / Gerald McLoughlin, Clarence J. Bouchat.
- Author
- McLoughlin, Gerald,
- Publication
- Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2013.
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- Description
- vii, 91 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- Nigeria's future as a unified state is in jeopardy. Those who make or execute U.S. policy will find it difficult to advance U.S. interests in Africa without an understanding of the pressures that tear and bind Nigeria. Despite this, the centrifugal forces that tear at the country and the centripetal forces that have kept it whole are not well understood and rarely examined. After establishing Nigeria's importance to the United States as a cohesive and functioning state, this monograph examines the historic, religious, cultural, political, physical, demographic, and economic factors that will determine Nigeria's fate. It identifies the specific fault lines along which Nigeria may divide. It concludes with practical policy recommendations for the United States to support Nigerians in their efforts to maintain a functioning and integrated state, and, by so doing, advance U.S. interests.
- Subjects
- Note
- "June 2013."
- Format not distributed to depository libraries.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-91).
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site.
- Contents
- Nigeria's importance to the United States -- Nigeria as an entity -- Cross and crescent -- The cultures and regions -- Many peoples, many systems -- The land -- Population -- The economy -- Petroleum politics -- Corruption -- What divides can unite -- The political economy -- Fault lines -- Solutions -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 1584875771
- 9781584875772
- LCCN
- 2013433709
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library