2010年5月26—27日,由复旦大学美国研究中心、美国太平洋论坛(Pacific Forum CSIS)以及美国亚洲基金会(The Asia Foundation)共同举办的第10届"中美关系、地区安全与全球治理对话"在复旦大学举行。近70名与会者中,美方专家代...2010年5月26—27日,由复旦大学美国研究中心、美国太平洋论坛(Pacific Forum CSIS)以及美国亚洲基金会(The Asia Foundation)共同举办的第10届"中美关系、地区安全与全球治理对话"在复旦大学举行。近70名与会者中,美方专家代表分别来自太平洋论坛、战略与国际问题研究中心(CSIS)、乔治敦大学、美国国防大学、美利坚大学、威顿伯格(Witternberg)大学、海军分析中心(Center for Naval Analyses)、美国国家资源安全委员会(National Resources Defense Council)、亚洲基金会等单位。展开更多
This paper examines the dynamics, the politics, and the significance of the security relationship between Nigeria and the United States. Both countries, operating at different levels of military strengths, consider an...This paper examines the dynamics, the politics, and the significance of the security relationship between Nigeria and the United States. Both countries, operating at different levels of military strengths, consider and regard themselves as partners who should establish some form of cooperation for defence purposes. Though the United States enjoys massive military capability advantage over Nigeria, the relationship between the two of them was meant to assist Nigeria, the weak partner, or better still, the client state, to overcome the challenge of its defence policies, and to reinforce its military infrastructure. This will be in the areas of training, technology, equipment, professional orientation, and political management. However, there seems to be lack of trust between the two of them with Nigeria becoming too sensitive and concerned about its defence infrastructural deficits, and the possibility of the United States exploiting this to its own advantage. Such worrisome suspicions are capable of tinkering with the objectives of the security arrangements between the two of them. In this kind of suspect friendship where one partner has transformed into a protector state, it became difficult for defence pacts and agreements to achieve the desired objectives. Hence, the regular collapse of such pacts and lack of definitive defence policy actions between the two countries. The findings showed that every attempt by the United States to help stabilize Nigeria’s political system and environment was seen by Nigeria as an unwarranted intervention and meddlesomeness capable of destroying the fragility of its polity as it almost did during the June 12 crisis of 1993.展开更多
文摘2010年5月26—27日,由复旦大学美国研究中心、美国太平洋论坛(Pacific Forum CSIS)以及美国亚洲基金会(The Asia Foundation)共同举办的第10届"中美关系、地区安全与全球治理对话"在复旦大学举行。近70名与会者中,美方专家代表分别来自太平洋论坛、战略与国际问题研究中心(CSIS)、乔治敦大学、美国国防大学、美利坚大学、威顿伯格(Witternberg)大学、海军分析中心(Center for Naval Analyses)、美国国家资源安全委员会(National Resources Defense Council)、亚洲基金会等单位。
文摘This paper examines the dynamics, the politics, and the significance of the security relationship between Nigeria and the United States. Both countries, operating at different levels of military strengths, consider and regard themselves as partners who should establish some form of cooperation for defence purposes. Though the United States enjoys massive military capability advantage over Nigeria, the relationship between the two of them was meant to assist Nigeria, the weak partner, or better still, the client state, to overcome the challenge of its defence policies, and to reinforce its military infrastructure. This will be in the areas of training, technology, equipment, professional orientation, and political management. However, there seems to be lack of trust between the two of them with Nigeria becoming too sensitive and concerned about its defence infrastructural deficits, and the possibility of the United States exploiting this to its own advantage. Such worrisome suspicions are capable of tinkering with the objectives of the security arrangements between the two of them. In this kind of suspect friendship where one partner has transformed into a protector state, it became difficult for defence pacts and agreements to achieve the desired objectives. Hence, the regular collapse of such pacts and lack of definitive defence policy actions between the two countries. The findings showed that every attempt by the United States to help stabilize Nigeria’s political system and environment was seen by Nigeria as an unwarranted intervention and meddlesomeness capable of destroying the fragility of its polity as it almost did during the June 12 crisis of 1993.
