The Theory and Practice of the National Interest in a Geostrategic World:  Aspects of Nigeria and the United States National Interest Examined

Dr. Frank N. Enor

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Dr. Frank N. Enor

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nation-states, international stability, world peace, geostrategic interest, national interest

Abstract

Foreign policies of nation states are driven by their National Interest which conduct have implications for domestic growth and international stability. This paper attempts an examination of some aspects of the pursuit of national interest of the United States under George W. Bush and Nigeria under President Olusegun Obasanjo. The paper posits that there is a nexus between the pursuit of national interest and international stability and development which world powers have undermined. The consequences are the militarization of the world's space, destabilization of nation-states and treat to world's peace among others. The paper cautions that peace and stability as sine qua non to sustainable development can only be sustained if world powers exercise restraint in their pursuit of the national interest.

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The Theory and Practice of the National Interest in a Geostrategic World: Aspects of Nigeria and the United States National Interest Examined. (2014). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 14(H3), 43-52. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/1198

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