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The ongoing realignments of elite powers in the process of restructuring the strategic planetary order, epitomized, among others, by the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, the turmoil in the South China Sea, and the tensions in the South Pacific as well as the BRICS-led dollarization of international transactions, present historic opportunities for Africa to recalibrate its status and…
Structure refers to a set of overarching principles, rules, roles, and constraints that bind actors together into a larger system. The structure of the international system is organized around the distribution of the coercive capacity, or power, to compel obeisance of other state members within the universe of states.
By Ademola Araoye It may seem odd, after six decades of statehood and pretend nation being, to propose that Nigeria should undertake a realistic and holistic reappraisal of its fundamentals. With its clear state of paralyzing dystrophy as state and society, such soul searching is compelling at this critical juncture. If for no other reason,…