We are getting local perspectives on the key questions about the Afghan Army, which include the strength and core issues they are facing as the Taliban takes over the country.
In this interview with Bayo Akinloye, a former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, John Campbell, says the most dangerous issue Nigeria faces is the deterioration of security across the country. He prescribes urgent steps that President Muhammadu Buhariâs administration should take to help a country on the brink of disintegration turn the corner. Campbell has written copiously about Nigeria. He is the author of the new book Nigeria and the Nation-State: Rethinking Diplomacy with the Postcolonial World, and writes the blog Africa in Transition. From 1975 to 2007, Campbell served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service officer. He served twice in Nigeria, as a political counsellor from 1988 to 1990 and as ambassador from 2004 to 2007. Campbell has also written Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know, co-authored with Matthew Page, and Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink. He edits both the Nigeria