TY  - BOOK
AU  - McLoughlin,Gerald
AU  - Bouchat,Clarence J.
ED  - US Army War College.
TI  - Nigerian unity: in the balance 
SN  - 1584875771
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Carlisle. PA
PB  - U.S. Army War College Press
KW  - Nigeria
KW  - social conditions
KW  - economic conditions
KW  - ethnic conflicts
KW  - government
KW  - internal politics
N1  - SIP1308; "June 2013."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-91); Nigeria's importance to the United States -- Nigeria as an entity -- Cross and crescent -- The cultures and regions -- Many peoples, many systems -- The land -- Population -- The economy -- Petroleum politics -- Corruption -- What divides can unite -- The political economy -- Fault lines -- Solutions -- Conclusion
N2  - Nigeria's future as a unified state is in jeopardy. Those who make or execute U.S. policy will find it difficult to advance U.S. interests in Africa without an understanding of the pressures that tear and bind Nigeria. Despite this, the centrifugal forces that tear at the country and the centripetal forces that have kept it whole are not well understood and rarely examined. After establishing Nigeria's importance to the United States as a cohesive and functioning state, this monograph examines the historic, religious, cultural, political, physical, demographic, and economic factors that will determine Nigeria's fate. It identifies the specific fault lines along which Nigeria may divide. It concludes with practical policy recommendations for the United States to support Nigerians in their efforts to maintain a functioning and integrated state, and, by so doing, advance U.S. interests
UR  - http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1159
ER  -