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This report first appeared in World Politics Review , 28 May 2014, and has been republished with their permission.
The mass kidnapping of schoolgirls by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram put an unwelcome spotlight on Nigeria. Though the attention is new, Nigeria’s security and governance deficits are not, with implications for the country's domestic politics and regional influence. The United States and international partners have a role to play in assisting Nigeria, particularly in terms of improving security, but ultimately it is how Nigeria rises to the challenges it faces that will determine the course of its future. This special report reviews those challenges, and the responses to them, through recently published articles.
Domestic Politics
Nigeria’s Fault Lines Threaten Jonathan’s Presidency
By Alex Thurston
April 2, 2013
Nigeria’s Jonathan Could Pay Political Cost for Religious Violence
Alex Thurston
July 23, 2012
Nigeria’s Fault Lines Inhibit Anti-Corruption Efforts
Interview with Wale Adebanwi
March 12, 2014
Conflict & Security
Strategic Posture Review: Nigeria
By Alex Thurston
Nov. 13, 2012
The Path Not Taken: Conflict and Identity in Nigeria
By Jennifer Giroux, Raymond Gilpin
Sept. 10, 2013
Nigeria’s Rebel Groups
Interview with Jennifer Giroux
June 24, 2011
In Nigeria, Militancy Raises Specter of Civil War
By David Francis
Oct. 12, 2011
The Shifting Dynamics of Religious Violence in Nigeria's North
Catherine Cheney
June 19, 2012
Boko Haram
An Evolving Boko Haram Requires Careful Response
By Catherine Cheney
Jan. 26, 2012
Any Boko Haram Deal Must Address Nigeria’s Structural Instability
Interview with Jennifer Giroux
April 29, 2013
Don’t Count on U.S. Security Partnership With Nigeria
By Steven Metz
May 29, 2013
Boko Haram Resilient in the Face of Nigerian Counterterrorism Measures
Interview with Jennifer Giroux
Dec. 6, 2013
U.S. Can Help With Nigeria’s Conflict, but Cannot Own It
By Steven Metz
May 14, 2014
Helping Nigeria’s Girls Will Require More Than Just Selfies
By Heather Hurlburt
May 12, 2014
What’s Kept Nigeria From Finding the Missing Girls
By Frida Ghitis
May 8, 2014
Terrorist Designation Was Unhelpful Against Boko Haram
By Kathy Gilsinan
May 14, 2014
Regional Role
Nigeria-South Africa Tensions Leave African Leadership Gap
By Chris Landsberg
April 18, 2012
Can Nigeria and Turkey Serve as Regional Policemen?
By Richard Gowan
June 24, 2013
North and West Africa Seek to Jumpstart Regional Counterterrorism Cooperation
Lesley Anne Warner
May 14, 2014
Niger, Nigeria Step Up Cooperation Against Boko Haram
Jacob Zenn
Oct. 31, 2012
West Africa Turns Limited Resources to Addressing Piracy in Gulf of Guinea
James M. Bridger
July 9, 2013
Better International Coordination Needed to Combat Rising West African Piracy
James M. Bridger
April 2, 2013
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