Usman A. Tar is distinguished endowed professor of defence and security studies and dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the Nigerian Defence Academy.Sharkdam Wapmuk is associate professor of defence and security studies at the Nigerian Defence Academy.

In this edited volume, Tar, Wapmuk, and their collaborators provide a granular analyses of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy over the last sixty years. Their incisive attention to conceptual and empirical evidence, as well as the debates on Nigeria’s role in Africa and the world, makes this book a major contribution in the field of African international relations. A timely contribution, indeed, to our understanding of Nigeria and its role in global affairs.

• List of Figures and TablesForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementList of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction: Understanding the Trajectory of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy- Reflections on Nigeria’s Journey from Balewa to BuhariUsman A. Tar and Sharkdam WapmukChapter 2: Nigeria's Foreign Policy at 60 and Nation-Building: The Conceptual, Contextual and Theoretical DimensionsBola A. AkinterinwaChapter 3: Federalism and Nigerian Foreign Policy: Reflections on 60 Years of Statehood - Solomon Ayegba Usman, Najeem Folasayo Salaam and Sharkdam WapmukChapter 4: Legislative - Executive Relations and Foreign Policy During Obasanjo’s EraElizabeth Aishatu Bature and Usman A. TarChapter 5: The Interface of Foreign Policy and Elections in NigeriaAbubakar Mohammed and Sulaiman Y. Balarabe KuraChapter 6: Nigeria-Russia Relations: Emerging Dynamics and Prospects of a Strategic Partnership Warisu Oyesina Alli Chapter 7: Maintaining Balance in a Whirlwind: Conflicts and Interests in Nigeria-Middle East

Usman A. Tar is distinguished endowed professor of defence and security studies and dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the Nigerian Defence Academy.Sharkdam Wapmuk is associate professor of defence and security studies at the Nigerian Defence Academy.

In this edited volume, Tar, Wapmuk, and their collaborators provide a granular analyses of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy over the last sixty years. Their incisive attention to conceptual and empirical evidence, as well as the debates on Nigeria’s role in Africa and the world, makes this book a major contribution in the field of African international relations. A timely contribution, indeed, to our understanding of Nigeria and its role in global affairs.

• List of Figures and TablesForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementList of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction: Understanding the Trajectory of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy- Reflections on Nigeria’s Journey from Balewa to BuhariUsman A. Tar and Sharkdam WapmukChapter 2: Nigeria's Foreign Policy at 60 and Nation-Building: The Conceptual, Contextual and Theoretical DimensionsBola A. AkinterinwaChapter 3: Federalism and Nigerian Foreign Policy: Reflections on 60 Years of Statehood - Solomon Ayegba Usman, Najeem Folasayo Salaam and Sharkdam WapmukChapter 4: Legislative - Executive Relations and Foreign Policy During Obasanjo’s EraElizabeth Aishatu Bature and Usman A. TarChapter 5: The Interface of Foreign Policy and Elections in NigeriaAbubakar Mohammed and Sulaiman Y. Balarabe KuraChapter 6: Nigeria-Russia Relations: Emerging Dynamics and Prospects of a Strategic Partnership Warisu Oyesina Alli Chapter 7: Maintaining Balance in a Whirlwind: Conflicts and Interests in Nigeria-Middle East

Usman A. Tar is distinguished endowed professor of defence and security studies and dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the Nigerian Defence Academy.Sharkdam Wapmuk is associate professor of defence and security studies at the Nigerian Defence Academy.

In this edited volume, Tar, Wapmuk, and their collaborators provide a granular analyses of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy over the last sixty years. Their incisive attention to conceptual and empirical evidence, as well as the debates on Nigeria’s role in Africa and the world, makes this book a major contribution in the field of African international relations. A timely contribution, indeed, to our understanding of Nigeria and its role in global affairs.

• List of Figures and TablesForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementList of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction: Understanding the Trajectory of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy- Reflections on Nigeria’s Journey from Balewa to BuhariUsman A. Tar and Sharkdam WapmukChapter 2: Nigeria's Foreign Policy at 60 and Nation-Building: The Conceptual, Contextual and Theoretical DimensionsBola A. AkinterinwaChapter 3: Federalism and Nigerian Foreign Policy: Reflections on 60 Years of Statehood - Solomon Ayegba Usman, Najeem Folasayo Salaam and Sharkdam WapmukChapter 4: Legislative - Executive Relations and Foreign Policy During Obasanjo’s EraElizabeth Aishatu Bature and Usman A. TarChapter 5: The Interface of Foreign Policy and Elections in NigeriaAbubakar Mohammed and Sulaiman Y. Balarabe KuraChapter 6: Nigeria-Russia Relations: Emerging Dynamics and Prospects of a Strategic Partnership Warisu Oyesina Alli Chapter 7: Maintaining Balance in a Whirlwind: Conflicts and Interests in Nigeria-Middle East