Considerations in Establishing an Economic Community of West African States' Defense Pact.

Abstract

This paper seeks to analyze the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) objectives; achievements; the need for a subregional defence; external and internal threats; regional member states; problems; role of major powers at play--France and Nigeria; the military capabilities of member states; and the ECOWAS Defence Pact's provisions and defects. The paper then recommends a force structure if present arrangements are unacceptable, highlights the future prospects of the organization, and ends with a conclusion. Since the defence pact has not been ratified, it is deemed inoperable, and this paper aims to analyze the considerations for establishing the pact and attempts to convince member states of its implications and desirability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA186849

Entities

People

  • J. A. Femi

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Military Equipment
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Saharan Africa
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • West Africa

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Systems Analysis and Design