Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink
John Campbell
Jun 2013 · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Nigeria, the United States’ most important strategic partner in West Africa, is in grave trouble. While Nigerians often claim they are masters of dancing on the brink without falling off, the disastrous administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, the radical Islamic insurrection Boko Haram, and escalating violence in the delta and the north may finally provide the impetus that pushes it into the abyss of state failure.
In this thoroughly updated edition, John Campbell explores Nigeria’s post-colonial history and presents a nuanced explanation of the events and conditions that have carried this complex, dynamic, and very troubled giant to the edge. Central to his analysis are the oil wealth, endemic corruption, and elite competition that have undermined Nigeria’s nascent democratic institutions and alienated an increasingly impoverished population. However, state failure is not inevitable, nor is it in the interest of the United States. Campbell provides concrete new policy options that would not only allow the United States to help Nigeria avoid state failure but also to play a positive role in Nigeria’s political, social, and economic development.
In this thoroughly updated edition, John Campbell explores Nigeria’s post-colonial history and presents a nuanced explanation of the events and conditions that have carried this complex, dynamic, and very troubled giant to the edge. Central to his analysis are the oil wealth, endemic corruption, and elite competition that have undermined Nigeria’s nascent democratic institutions and alienated an increasingly impoverished population. However, state failure is not inevitable, nor is it in the interest of the United States. Campbell provides concrete new policy options that would not only allow the United States to help Nigeria avoid state failure but also to play a positive role in Nigeria’s political, social, and economic development.
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Ebele Chiemeke
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January 10, 2016
Somehow it's convenient to blame Goodluck Jonathan for everything wrong with Nigeria. The fact is if the USA and it's NATO allies say you are "disastrous" to something, they most likely are referring to their selfish interests. Not necessarily Nigeria. We have seen their "not disastrous" policies and actions in the middle east and Libya. Now Libya is a paradise and hopeful Obama will take his family for a holiday there. Now Jonathan is out and the streets of Nigeria are decked in gold.
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September 24, 2014
This is a must read for anybody who is interested in pulling Nigeria from the brink.The author made a good case from his vantage position as a former U S ambassador to Nigeria. My question is how come all the stolen money ends in US and European Banks While uncle Sam looks the other way?
About the author
John Campbell is the Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served twice in Nigeria, from 1988 to 1990 as political counselor and from 2004 to 2007 as U.S. ambassador.
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