Change in Nigeria. Challenge of the 80's

Abstract

Nigeria, a country of great importance to US interests, faces many challenges in the 1980's. The survival of this strategically important nation may be dependent upon its ability to manage and control the forces currently at work trying to dismember the growing unity of its people. Three potential forces for change - Islam, ethnicity, and the economy - are discussed and the most likely vehicle for peaceful, progressive change, is analyzed. While facing its many challenges the emergence of a constitutional government, steadily gaining in strength, may provide Nigeria's best hope for peaceful evolution and significant development in the 1980's.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA139981

Entities

People

  • George H. Gilkes

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Judiciary
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Public Administration
  • Second World War

Readers

  • Economics
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.