Nigeria in Global Politics de Olayiwola Abegunrin

Nigeria in Global Politics

Olayiwola Abegunrin

Olusoji Akomolafe

This book examines Nigerias role in the global politics of the last century. Written from various perspectives, each contributor brings to bear his or her discipline and insight to this topic. The links between internal and external factors and the relationship between internal developments and external reactions are carefully examined. This exploration of Nigerias recent past will provide the essential background needed to understand Nigerias role in global politics in the present time.

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The Dynamics of Good Governance and Democratisation in Nigeria; Authoritarian Mindset, Politics and Democratic Rule in Nigeria; Federal Character in Nigeria: Bane or Blessing; The Dividends of Democracy: The Nigeria Experience; Peacekeepers Abroad, Trouble Makers at Home: The Nigerian Army, National Politics and Sub-Regional Policies in the 1990s; International Constraints on Foreign Policy Formulation: A Case of Nigeria and Regional Security in West Africa; Restoring Democracy in Sierra Leone: Nigeria's Hegemonic Foreign Policy in West Africa, 1993-1998; Nigeria and Southern African Liberation Struggle; Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and Nigeria's Foundation of a Non-Neutralist Foreign Policy; An Elusive Friendship: Nigerian-Soviet/Russian Relations, 1960-2000; Nigeria and Israel: Change and Continuity in Diplomatic Relations; Nigeria and the European Union: The Lome Years and Beyond; Changing Paradigm: France, Nigeria and Francophone Africa after the Cold War; The State, Foreign Policy and Conflicts in Africa; Nigeria, the United States and the War on Terrorism: The Stakes and the Stance; The Era of 911: Implications for Nigeria-United States Relations; Nigerian Foreign Policy Under the Obasanjo Administration, 1999-2005; Bibliography on Nigerian Foreign Policy, 1960-2004: National, Regional, Continental and Global; Index.