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Pitfalls of ‘Governed’ and ‘Ungoverned’ Spaces in Analysing Security in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: May 06, 2025In: Words and WorldTags: 2002 U.S. National Security Strategy, BOKO HARAM, Borno State, CORRUPTION, Neoliberal economic reforms, Post 9/11, Sovereignty, The Nigerian StateNo CommentsViews:
Pitfalls of ‘Governed’ and ‘Ungoverned’ Spaces in Analysing Security in Nigeria

By Hussaini Abdu (Ph.D) “Governance … has been turned into a mad rush to empty the treasury for private use. This means the core business of governance has disappeared for decades, and the o... Read more

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President Tinubu’s Populist Escape Route from Niger – Mali – B/Faso – Guinea Diplomatic Misadventure

Posted By: adminon: February 24, 2024In: De-EscalationTags: Anti-imperialism, Burkina Faso, Culture, ECOWAS, Emotions, Foreign powers, History, Language, Mali, Memories, National interest, National security, Niger Republic, Power, Psychoanalysis, Russia, Songhai Empire, Sovereignty, WARNo CommentsViews:
President Tinubu's Populist Escape Route from Niger - Mali - B/Faso - Guinea Diplomatic  Misadventure

The doctrine of ‘news following the flag’ compels the contribution of whoever is in a position to do so towards a sharp course-correction away from what has clearly been a major... Read more

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Instrumentalising Foreign policy and National Interest for Nigeria’s Transformation

Posted By: adminon: May 24, 2022In: World From AfricaTags: African Union, ECOWAS, Foreign policy, Independence, SovereigntyNo CommentsViews:
Instrumentalising Foreign policy and National Interest for Nigeria's Transformation

By Ambassador Usman Sarki The pursuit of foreign policy should be intricately and intrinsically linked to the attainment of a nation’s overall well-being. In Nigeria’s case it should be unde... Read more

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A Harvest of Voices on Nigerian Foreign Policy at NIIA Roundtable

Posted By: adminon: July 12, 2021In: SpectacleTags: NIIA, Nollywood, Sovereignty, TechnologyNo CommentsViews:
A Harvest of Voices on Nigerian Foreign Policy at NIIA Roundtable

The cream of Nigeria’s intellectuals of statecraft, particularly academics and operatives in the policy mill are cracking the potentially game changing theme, “Looking Back, Going Forward: S... Read more

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Reloading Nigeria’s Risk Baggage in 2017, (Part 2)

Posted By: adminon: December 27, 2016In: GovernanceTags: 2050, CD, Humanitarian Imperialism, Humanitarian Intervention, Left implosion, NANS, NLC, Sovereignty, WINNo CommentsViews:
Reloading Nigeria’s Risk Baggage in 2017, (Part 2)

Reloading Nigeria’s Risk Baggage in 2017, (Part 2) In Part 1 of this Special Report, Intervention discussed three out of the seven sources of Nigeria’s risk baggage it considers troubling in... Read more

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