Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, Ecomog, and Regional Security in West Africa SYNOPSIS
Examining the role of the Nigeria-dominated Economic Community of West African States Cease-fire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in intervening in Liberia's civil war, Adebajo (international and public affairs) argues that Nigeria played the part of an aspiring regional hegemon and that the intervention was consistent with earlier Nigerian foreign policy actions such as the interventions in Chad in 1979 and 1982. However, ECOMOG represented hegemonic ambition rather than hegemonic achievement. Nigeria was constrained by its own domestic difficulties and by opposition from key francophone states and the strongest Liberian faction, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia. The actions of the key regional players inside and outside of Liberia are explored in order to explain the intractability of the conflict. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Examining the role of the Nigeria-dominated Economic Community of West African States Cease-fire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in intervening in Liberia's civil war, Adebajo (international and public affairs) argues that Nigeria played the part of an aspiring regional hegemon and that the intervention was consistent with earlier Nigerian foreign policy actions such as the interventions in Chad in 1979 and 1982. However, ECOMOG represented hegemonic ambition rather than hegemonic achievement. Nigeria was constrained by its own domestic difficulties and by opposition from key francophone states and the strongest Liberian faction, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia. The actions of the key regional players inside and outside of Liberia are explored in order to explain the intractability of the conflict. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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