Boko Haram- Changing The Narrative

Abstract

The alarming rate at which Boko Haram gained popular support belies a deeper historical context that created conditions, along with events in more recent history, in which a spark became the flashpoint of an ensuing wildfire which has spread throughout the northern parts of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region. The confluence of history, ethnic identity, the interplay of religious and political loyalties, socio-economic hardships, and government corruption have all played a part in the story of Boko Haram.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1031381

Entities

People

  • George L. Chapman

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Human Population
  • Instructors
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • Police
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.