Can Nigeria get a UN Security Council seat

Bibliographic Data

ID5937355
AuthorsHassan A Saliu (University of Ilorin, corresponding author), J Shola Omotola (0000-0002-4715-8273, Redeemer's University)
Year2008
Volume15
Issue1
Pages71-85
Publication date2008-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth African Journal of International Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1022-0461 • E-ISSN: 1938-0275
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10220460802217975
OpenAlexW1975043386
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited5

This paper analyses the prospects and problems of Nigeria's aspiration for a seat on an enlarged UN Security Council. Some of the factors that strengthen the country's candidacy include its past experience, e.g. its service as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for three terms, its impressive peacekeeping profile at multilateral and bilateral levels, and its unparalleled African leadership role. The return of the country to the path of democracy after years of successive military regimes has also increased its legitimacy in international affairs. If these credentials are to yield the desired result, the country must contend with the worsening state of national security, the slow pace of economic recovery despite ongoing reforms, the challenges posed by other serious African contenders particularly Egypt and South Africa, and Nigeria's continuing image problem, despite advances in the struggle to address it. This is the paradox for Nigeria's candidacy of the Security Council Seat. The paper concludes with recommendations to address these challenges

Candidacy · Democracy · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · International security · Legitimacy · Pace · Peacekeeping · Political science · Politics · Security council · Security Sector Reform · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Political and Social Dynamics · Law · Public Administration

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