Nigeria: Developing a Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

This study briefly examines Nigeria's geography and demographics; provides a brief historical look at Nigeria; examines the current civil-military political relationship inside Nigeria; provides an up-to-date status of the current Nigerian government's program to transition the country to democracy and civilian rule; examines the current economic climate inside Nigeria; highlights Nigeria's participatory role within international, regional and bilateral organizations and discusses Nigeria's past and present foreign policy principles; briefly examines the status and mission of Nigeria's Armed Forces; provides a brief historical look at U.S. relations with Nigeria and describes the current relationship between the two nations; examines current U.S. diplomatic and economic involvement with Nigeria; examines the current problem of illegal drug trafficking by Nigerians; and explores various political and economic policies and strategies the U.S. should implement to protect vital U.S. national security interests in Nigeria and the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1993
Accession Number
ADA264618

Entities

People

  • Greg A. Virgil

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airports
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Local Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Strategic Security Studies