It also cannot be coincidence that the overthrow of the taleban in afghanistan paved the way for the building of a new oil. Although it was motivated by the zaki biam disturbances, it is an excellent precis of how nigerias christian and muslim population keeps the country on a permanent religious knife edge that could turn to violence in the blink of an eye. Olabode wey secretary to the federal military government phoned to inform musa daggash that the head of state and supreme commander had directed that he should. Violence the conceptual framework there is a long history of violence associated with international development interventions.
This study concludes with a statement of the current stateofaffairs just. The international political economy of oil and gas. It was drafted in response to the suggestions raised at the strategic planning meeting of the forum in 2009 and seeks to analyse forms and trends of political violence using reports that. Apr 01, 2008 nicholas shaxsons poisoned wells is on an important topicand carries an appealing title. Oil, politics, and violence by max siollun when i got this book, i was terrified. This is a ground breaking book by historian max siollun about the relationship between oil and milit.
The involvement of saudis in international terrorism is overlooked because their country is a major oil producer. My book oil politics and violence nigerian history channel. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. He was the first governor after the state was formed in may 1967 when eastern region was split into eastcentral state, rivers state and south. When it gained independence from britain in 1960, hopes were high that, with mineral wealth and over 140 million people, the most educated workforce in africa, nigeria would become africa s first superpower and a stabilizing democratic influence in the.
It would be difficult to exaggerate the role of oil in the nigerian economy. During the nigerian civil war of 19671970, ochefu commanded a battalion tasked with clearing biafran troops from the riverain areas of the midwest, taking koko, sapele, and warri, before exploiting northwards to. Author michael klare discusses relationship between peak. Arthur chinyelu unegbe was a nigerian military officer who was quartermastergeneral, army headquarters, lagos on january 15, 1966, the day of nigerias first coup unegbe enlisted in the army in 1955 was commissioned a year later along with david ejoor, yakubu gowon, alexander madiebo and victor banjo. Sep 06, 2002 oil has dominated global politics and policies for the last one hundred years, and it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The myth of scarcity and the politics of oil by jerome r. Brigadier udoakaha jacob esuene 1936 1993 was a nigerian air force officer who was military governor of southeastern state later renamed cross river state between may 1967 and july 1975 during the military regime of general yakubu gowon. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data siollun, max. Download pdf book by max siollun, 268 pages, algora publishing april 3, 2009, english, isbn10 0875867081, isbn 9780875867083, 6 x 0. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read oil, politics and violence. Enduring authoritarianism in iran and saudi arabia benjamin e. The home of nigerian history and contemporary affairs.
Nigerias military coup culture 1966 1976 9780875867083. Contributes to the discussion around unfolding dynamics of global energy governance with reemergence of oil and gas at the top table of geostrategy captures the most recent developments in the ipe of energy by focusing on the oil and natural gas. Peak oil reality or myth, of an out of control system. But that doesnt mean the politics of oil are going away. Bbc news talking point how does oil influence world politics. When it gained independence from britain in 1960, hopes were high that, with mineral wealth and over 140 million people, the most educated workforce in africa, nigeria would become africa s first superpower and a stabilizing democratic influence in. In the book, reed describes how both off and onshore oil drilling has contributed to war, poverty and inequality in angola. The link between electoral violence and nigerias 2003 and 2007 elections is analysed based on hoglunds analytical framework of electoral violence, as well as its. Apr 03, 2009 i picked up max siolluns book oil, politics and violence. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976 and soldiers of fortune. The gulf war wouldnt have happened if kuwait didnt produce a large amount of oil. This video is an excellent feature on violence and religion in nigeria. This book analyses the causes, dynamics and politics underpinning oilrelated violence in the niger delta region of nigeria. Iraq, afghanistan, venezuela, ukraine and more foster, john on.
Since the first oil price shock in 1974, oil has annually produced over 90 percent of nigerias export income. Daggash was part of the cohort of civil servants referred to as super permanent secretaries. Oil author michael klare discusses relationship between peak oil and national security event coverage. Oil, politics and violence is also available to read in ebook format, and on mobile.
In analyzing conflicts and violence in oil states, it is pertinent to point out that there is the continuous. Peak oil counterprogramming begins with awareness of the myths behind oil as a fossil fuel, next it extends to the recognition of aims aligned to purpose. Oil politics and violence nigerias military coup culture. This book analyses the causes, dynamics and politics underpinning oil related violence in the niger delta region of nigeria. These four presentations were taped at the aspousa 2008 conference. Author michael klare discusses relationship between. Politics of oil supply 1 1 introduction 3 robert looney 2 key issues surrounding the supply of oil 10 paul sullivan 3 the changing geopolitics of oil 30 michael t. The epic quest for oil, money and power 1991 part v. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976, is a ground breaking new book by historian max siollun about the political relationship between oil and military rule in nigeria. Nigeria exports more than one million barrels of crude oil a day to the united states representing nearly 50% of nigerias daily crude oil production, and it is projected that by 2015, nigeria will provide 25% of the united states oil supply. The international political economy of oil and gas slawomir. Department of business administration and management imo state polytechnic, umuagwo, nigeria email.
The 2019 geopolitical reading list encyclopedia geopolitica. Oil and gas is the lifeblood of the nations revenues, economy and national survival. Oil talk, new media and political scripts in the production of disorder in zinder niger find, read and cite all the. Max siollun is the author of oil, politics and violence 4. The two hundred and fiftyfive pages, the title of the book oil, politics, and violence, and what seemed like a smaller than normal font that hugged the white pages, it all terrified me. Iran possesses the worlds third largest oil reserves as well as the second largest natural oil reserves in the world. Musa daggash, ofr born musa jibrin muhammad alamin was a retired nigerian civil servant, who served as permanent secretary for the ministry of mines and power, then the ministry of defence and finally the ministry of transport. Any geologist will tell you that there are vast known reserves just waiting to be tapped when market and political conditions make it viable. Max siollun is a nigerian historian, writer, and author of the books oil, politics and violence.
Oil, politics, society and the state in the middle east. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976 ebook written by max siollun. International oil companies 45 jeanfrancois sezncc 5 the policy implications of peak oil 60 laurel graefe 6 conflict and. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976, and could not put it down until the last page. Awareness of the aligned intent of peak oil mouthpieces, are designed to shrink space and herd behavior to specific outcomes. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976 i cannot commend this book too highly. As nigeria and most west african countries approach their fiftieth independence anniversaries this year, there is renewed interest in their. Political instability in nigeria, iran and other nations is a major. Statistical approaches to developing indicators of armed.
Oil politics and violence nigerias military coup culture 1966. Contextualizing petrosexual politics by turcotte, heather. Nigerias military coup culture 1966 1976, algora publishing, new york. I picked up max siolluns book oil, politics and violence. The assessment of undiscovered petroleum resources at the 95th and 50th fractiles table 1 is zero and reflects the low geologic au probability of 20 percent and high geologic uncertainty on petroleumsystem elements. Rosemary douglas has no connection to the oil business that pumps more than two million barrels of crude a day from beneath the swampy niger delta. It focuses on the drivers of the conflict, as well as the ways the crises spawned by the political economy of oil and contradictions within nigerias ethnic politics have contributed to the morphing of initially poorly. Contributes to the discussion around unfolding dynamics of global energy governance with reemergence of oil and gas at the top table of geostrategy captures the most recent developments in the ipe of energy by focusing on the oil and natural gas dimension from the security, economic, legal and. Statistical approaches to developing indicators of armed violence page 3 executive summary this paper explores the feasibility of developing a meaningful system of indicators of armed violence for use in exploring the relationship between armed violence and attainment of the millennium development goals. Pdf on jan 20, 2016, jannik schritt and others published crude politics.
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Pdf oil, politics and violence nigerias military coup culture 1966. The link between electoral violence and nigerias 2003 and 2007 elections is analysed based on hoglunds analytical framework of electoral violence, as well as its applicability to the nigerian political situation. The longer oil prices remain high, thegreater chance that politicians will meddle in the market, making abadbut temporarysituation worse. Saudi arabia, kuwait, and iraq, for example, all appear to select foreign firms for inward oil investment more on thebasis of. It accounts for about 40% of the gross domestic product and 70% of government revenues. File type pdf oil politics and violence nigerias military coup culture 1966 1976africa, nigeria, africas most populous country. How washington sold our soul for saudi crude 2004 friday march 1. Oil and politics conference, goldsmith college, university of london. Oil politics, environmental impacts, civil war, western oil companies, inequality. Oil resources, militancy, and the postamnesty challenges in the niger delta, nigeria article pdf available october 2011 with 425 reads how we measure reads. Such violence has been conceptualized in different ways, focused on what can be thought of as either direct violence or structural violence. Com this thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the college of liberal arts and social sciences at via sapientiae. But nigerias oil belt, the niger delta region is embroiled in resistance.