Instability in Nigeria: The Domestic Factors
On June 19, 2012, The Jamestown Foundation held a conference on Boko Haram entitled “Threats to Nigeria’s Security: Boko Haram and Beyond” at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.
This report consists of select conference proceedings from the panel entitled, “Instability in Nigeria: The Domestic Factors” featuring:
Jamestown analyst Jacob Zenn, journalist and blogger Dibussi Tande, Jamestown Chief Editor of Global Terrorism Analysis Andrew McGregor, and Jamestown analyst Mark McNamee.
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