Dysfunctional Equilibrium. U.S. Policy Toward Nigeria, 1995-1997

Abstract

By early 1995, it was clear that the policy tools the US had adopted in response to the Nigerian political crisis were not having the desired effect of bringing about a rapid restoration of genuine, democratically-elected civilian government. A debate ensued, should the US change its approach and attempt to engage Nigeria's military rulers more constructively, or did the route to policy success lie in broadening, tightening and strengthening the existing array of mostly punitive measures? This debate has continued inconclusively for almost three years, despite a number of significant developments within Nigeria, within Africa and within the context of US relations with Africa. The result has been a dysfunctional equilibrium. Everyone involved knows that the policy in place does not work, but it has been impossible to implement a replacement for it. Why?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA442794

Entities

People

  • Timothy D. Andrews

Organizations

  • National War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Instructors
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Local Governments
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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