Policy Press

Nigerian Security

The Tragedy of Latent Great Powers

By Manu Lekunze

Manu Lekunze is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

1. Introduction

2. Strategic Environment

3. The Threat of a Civil War

4. The Threat of Interstate War

5. The Military Instrument

6. A Minor Power

7. Improbable Nigeria

8. New Geopolitics in and from Africa

9. Latent Powers in International Politics

10. Conclusion