February 11
Nigeria: Why the U.S. Can Destroy Terrorist Camps in Nigeria, but Not Terrorism - Security Scholar
US military airstrikes on Islamic State-linked militants in north-western Nigeria on Christmas Day 2025 attracted global attention. The focus was on the international legal… Read more »
January 06
West Africa: Nigeria Has a High Poverty Rate - What This Has to Do With Ethnic Conflicts
Nigeria has endured decades of violent insurgencies and ranks 6th on the 2025 Global Terrorism Index. Numerous people have been killed and millions displaced. The number of… Read more »
December 31, 2025
Nigeria: The Pluses and Minuses of U.S. Airstrikes in Northern Nigeria
A month before the US carried out its Christmas day attack on militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, president Donald Trump had declared Nigeria… Read more »
December 08, 2025
Nigeria: Terror Threat in Nigeria - What the Killing of a General Tells Us About the Fight Against ISWAP
The killing of Nigeria's Brigadier General Musa Uba, in mid-November 2025, by the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, risks boosting the morale of insurgents while… Read more »
September 26, 2025
Africa: A Landmark Treaty Could Protect the High Seas - and Spark New Conflicts
Two-thirds of the world's oceans lie beyond national borders, an unregulated expanse under growing pressure from mining, fishing and climate change. Now, a new UN treaty promises… Read more »
