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 centri...

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Main Authors:	McLoughlin, Gerald (Author), Bouchat, Clarence J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Carlisle Barracks, PA] Strategic STudies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press 2013
Subjects:	Geschichte 1960-2012 Politik Wirtschaft Political stability > Nigeria Ethnic conflict > Nigeria Politische Stabilität Minderheitenfrage Nigeria > Politics and government > 1960- Nigeria > Social conditions > 1960- Nigeria > Economic conditions > 1960- Nigeria
Online Access:	http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1159 Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Item Description:	"June 2013.". - Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-72)
Physical Description:	VII, 91 S. Ill.
ISBN:	9781584875772