- Tytuł:
- The role of the military to national development in Nigeria
- Autorzy:
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Emina, Kemi Anthony
Ikegbu, Ephraim Ahamefula - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2077921.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2020-07-16
- Wydawca:
- Stowarzyszenie Naukowe Przestrzeń Społeczna i Środowisko
- Tematy:
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Nigerian Armed Forces
national security
national development
Boko Haram
Nigeria - Opis:
- The broadened thinking of national security has reduced the efficacy of military strategy in dealing with all the various threats that face the world now. For instance, more than half of Nigerians are living in extreme poverty, hence the least deprived can easily sacrifice their lives for terrorist attacks and engage in crime to help relieve the rest of their families from continued suffering. These new actors now have various names, but in essence, they are among the disillusioned poor people. Nigerian militant groups, e.g. Niger Delta Militant, Boko Haram, and the Indigeneous People of Biafra (IPOB) have some undertones to these realities. Due to the above reasons, there is a need for the Nigerian military to re-strategise and rethink security and other economic related roles within the country. To find a solution that could lead to success in both tackling insurgencies as well as underdevelopment, this work explores the economic role the military force can play towards Nigeria’s national development. The investigation focuses on the non-military and non-political role of the military. The conclusion of this research offers a framework for rethinking counterinsurgency, thus arguing that the traditional role of the military as the guardian of national sovereignty should remain unchanged because of the strategic uncertainties in the African region. This role has to be complemented with a new role, which is that of contributing to social projects as well as contributing its resources towards poverty alleviation.
- Źródło:
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Przestrzeń Społeczna; 2020, 2, 2/2020 (20); 185 - 208
2084-1558 - Pojawia się w:
- Przestrzeń Społeczna
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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