Failed state 2030 : Nigeria : a case study / by Christopher J. Kinnan ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Kinnan, Christopher J.

Air University (U.S.). Center for Strategy and Technology.

Series:

Occasional paper (Air University (U.S.). Center for Strategy and Technology) ; no. 67.

Occasional paper ; no. 67

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Air Force.

Failed states--Nigeria--Forecasting.

Failed states.

National security--Nigeria--Forecasting.

National security.

Political stability--Nigeria--Forecasting.

Political stability.

Strategic planning--United States--Case studies.

Strategic planning.

Research.

Military policy.

Forecasting.

United States.

Nigeria.

Nigeria--Politics and government--2007-.

Politics and government.

United States--Military policy--Research.

United States. Air Force--Research.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 142 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some co.) ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

Nigeria : a case study

Place of Publication:

Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Center for Strategy and Technology, Air War College, Air University, 2011.

Summary:

" This monograph describes how a failed state in 2030 may impact the United States and the global economy. It also identifies critical capabilities and technologies the US Air Force should have to respond to a failed state, especially one of vital interest to the United States and one on the cusp of a civil war. Nation-states can fail for a myriad of reasons: cultural or religious conflict, a broken social contract between the government and the governed, a catastrophic natural disaster, financial collapse, war and so forth. Nigeria with its vast oil wealth, large population, and strategic position in Africa and the global economy can, if it fails disproportionately affect the United States and the global economy. Nigeria, like many nations in Africa, gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1960. It is the most populous country in Africa and will have nearly 250 million people by 2030. In its relatively short modern history, Nigeria has survived five military coups as well as separatist and religious wars, is mired in an active armed insurgency, is suffering from disastrous ecological conditions in its Niger Delta region, and is fighting one of the modern world's worst legacies of political and economic corruption. A nation with more than 350 ethnic groups, 250 languages, and three distinct religious affiliations--Christian, Islamic, and animist Nigeria's 135 million people today are anything but homogenous. Of Nigeria's 36 states, 12 are Islamic and under the strong and growing influence of the Sokoto caliphate. While religious and ethnic violence are commonplace, the federal government has managed to strike a tenuous balance among the disparate religious and ethnic factions. With such demographics, Nigeria's failure would be akin to a piece of fine china dropped on a tile floor--it would simply shatter into potentially hundreds of pieces."--DTIC abstract.

Notes:

"February 2011."

"The Occasional Papers series was established by the Center for Strategy and Technology (CSAT) as a forum for research on topics that reflect long-term strategic thinking about technoology and its implications for U.S. national security."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781585662036

1585662038

OCLC:

742748735