Nigeria

Nigeria Should Build Peace Like it Fights Coronavirus

SWJED — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 04:12:39 +0000

Nigeria Should Build Peace Like it Fights Coronavirus SWJED Mon, 04/13/2020 - 12:12am

Nigerian leaders struggling to reduce violence in the country’s myriad conflicts should take some lessons—from their own response to the coronavirus. While Nigeria’s COVID-19 ordeal is still unfolding, its eventual casualties unknown, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and several governors have modeled the ways to reduce catastrophic outbreaks.

SWJ Memo: Diaspora Vulnerability in Italy and Nigerian Organized Crime

SWJED — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:22:27 +0000

SWJ Memo: Diaspora Vulnerability in Italy and Nigerian Organized Crime SWJED Sat, 09/28/2019 - 8:22am

This memo describes how Nigerian Organized Crime affects both host nations and Nigerian diaspora communities as it specifically relates to Italy. Further, this memo argues that Nigerian organized crime has entrenched itself in Italy and persists as a significant threat to Nigerian diaspora communities in Italy.

Assessment of the Existential Threat Posed by a United Biafran and Ambazonian Separatist Front in West Africa

SWJED — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:29:25 +0000

Assessment of the Existential Threat Posed by a United Biafran and Ambazonian Separatist Front in West Africa SWJED Fri, 07/12/2019 - 6:29am

This article is published as part of the Small Wars Journal and Divergent Options Writing Contest which ran from March 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019.

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Redeeming the Seemingly Irredeemable Former Fighters

SWJED — Tue, 07 May 2019 16:10:14 +0000

Redeeming the Seemingly Irredeemable Former Fighters SWJED Tue, 05/07/2019 - 12:10pm

Just because there are imperfections with a deradicalization camp, it does not make it a failure. In fact, Nigeria is courageous in its approach and has taken strides beyond many countries in its steps towards restoring the lives of those who have left violent and extreme groups.

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Vulnerable Narrative: Media Coverage of the Changing Pastoral Conflict in Nigeria

SWJED — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:45:58 +0000

Vulnerable Narrative: Media Coverage of the Changing Pastoral Conflict in Nigeria SWJED Tue, 10/02/2018 - 4:45am

The communal violence between Nigerian farmers and the Fulani herdsmen is a complex historical communal conflict mired in cultural, religious, and ethnic differences. In the past few years, however, this sadly familiar Nigerian narrative seems increasingly fragile.

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Reign Without Rule: Borno State in Northeast Nigeria

SWJED — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 07:13:06 +0000

Reign Without Rule: Borno State in Northeast Nigeria SWJED Fri, 10/20/2017 - 3:13am

Nigeria remains a fragile state fighting what many believe is a misguided war on terror to hold itself together as a republic.

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Clausewitz as an Immovable Object or the Need for a New War Theory in the Study of Warfare in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria

SWJED — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 02:55:52 +0000

Clausewitz as an Immovable Object or the Need for a New War Theory in the Study of Warfare in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria

On Carl von Clausewitz: What is less spoken of is his study of small wars and people’s war.

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The Chibok Kidnappings in North-East Nigeria: A Military Analysis of Before and After

SWJED — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:53:49 +0000

The Chibok Kidnappings in North-East Nigeria: A Military Analysis of Before and After SWJED Tue, 04/11/2017 - 11:53am

Why the Chibok Kidnappings occurred, and what, if anything, the Nigerian Army has done in its aftermath to prevent the repeat of a kidnapping on that scale by Boko Haram.

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The War Has Just Begun: Boko Haram and the Coming Diffusion of Terror in Nigeria

SWJED — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:49:54 +0000

The War Has Just Begun: Boko Haram and the Coming Diffusion of Terror in Nigeria SWJED Fri, 03/10/2017 - 3:49pm

Considering how resilient Boko Haram has been over the years and the recent spate of attacks, I believe the war is anything but won and has entered a new and much more perilous phase.