Nigeria’s school abductions are a sign of neglect of territorial and human security in the country.
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Niger is cutting military ties with the US. This has implications for security in the Sahel region.
Cameroon’s rebels don’t have the unity, funding or logistics to achieve their aims.
Rwandan forces have been able to keep civilian casualties low in Cabo Delgado despite carrying out a counterterrorism operation.
Boko Haram may be the unintended beneficiary of the crisis created by the recent coup in Niger.
Ethnic politics, the presence of foreign troops and the weaknesses of past responses to coups encouraged Niger’s recent military takeover.
In parts of Nigeria and Mozambique, the central governments and state institutions are either absent or unable to address the dire socio-economic conditions and related instability.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherits major security challenges. Job creation, poverty alleviation and inclusive growth may be the solution.
A lack of political legitimacy can lead governments to illegal purchases of small arms and light weapons.
Policies that reduce poverty, inequality and socioeconomic insecurity lower the incentive to engage in or tolerate terrorism.
Once in office, the new president will face a myriad of challenges, chief of which is insecurity.
Damage to the fragile Nigerian state is one possible fallout of mixing religion with politics.
Young Nigerians actively discuss politics and governance despite being kept on the sidelines. They seek a government that would promote their inclusion and solve problems affecting them.
Spiralling insecurity is one of the biggest takeaways when considering Nigeria’s year in review, in 2022.
To stem the tide of violent extremism across the Sahel region, especially northwest Nigeria, the vulnerabilities and grudges of border communities need to be properly addressed.
To understand the latest coup in Burkina Faso, one must appreciate the internal power struggles in the country, their links with violent extremism as well as the role of external state actors.
Nigeria’s next president must take these steps to redeem the country’s endangered national security.
Nigerians are at risk of kidnapping as the cost of committing this crime is far less than its benefits.
Public trust and confidence in the police is a concern in many parts of the world. How can Nigeria get it right?
Though its full impact is unpredictable, the withdrawal of France from Mali will have some likely effects.
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Associate professor in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Lecturer in Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development, SOAS, University of London
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Research Fellow, Obafemi Awolowo University, Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
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Lecturer, University of Northampton
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Nonresident Research Fellow, Rice University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University
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Lecturer, University of Aberdeen
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University
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Lecturer in Visual Anthropology
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Public Health Physician/ Implementation Scientist, Dalhousie University
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Senior lecturer, Stellenbosch University