INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PROJECT TOPICS

EUROPEAN UNION AND CHALLENGES OF AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL, 1999-2010   ABSTRACT This study examined the European Union, EU and challenges of African development. Specifically, the study ascertained if the increasing rate of EU-African relations has increased the volume of…

THE US SECURITY POLICY AND NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAMME, 2000 – 2008   Abstract This study examines the interface between the US security policy and North Korea nuclear programme. The thrust of the study however is to find out if…

THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION: A CASE STUDY OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL WEAPON INSPECTION IN IRAQ ABSTRACT This research effort grew out of concern for the increasing use of force in settlement of disputes by…

THE STRUGGLE FOR A PERMANENT SEAT AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL ABSTRACT This work set out to investigate the struggle for Permanent Seats at the Security Council: A Critical Assessment of the Contestants in 2012. While observing that there exists a…

ABSTRACT This study examined the European Union, EU and challenges of African development. Specifically, the study ascertained if the increasing rate of EU-African relations has increased the volume of trade between EU and Africa and secondly, ascertained if the increasing rate of EU-African…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The UN Security Council authorizes peace operations by an affirmative vote of nine of the fifteen members without a veto from the five permanent members: the United States, China, France, Russia, the UK.…

ABSTRACT Peacekeeping operations have assumed a centre stage in the operation of International Organization as a veritable instrument for maintaining International Peace and security. The United Nations and other regional and sub-regional organizations have adopted these measures in their efforts to secure peace in the…

CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLITICAL CONFLICT IN AFRICA: FOCUS ON MIGRATION AND REFUGEES IN THE CONTINENT   ABSTRACT This study explores the nexus between climate change and political conflicts in Africa with focus on migration and refugees in the continent. The…

ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between the 1996 and 2003 civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (DRC) and human rights violations in that country. The area of study was the African Great Lakes region, and the (DRC)…

UNITED NATIONS AND THE CHALLENGES OF PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY   CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background of the Study How is the relative status of women and men related to economic growth and development? In many parts of the world, women…

EFFECTS OF ETHNIC NATIONALISM ON INTERNAL SECURITY IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION (1999-2014) ABSTRACT Ethnic nationalism is a common phenomenon in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Ethnic nationalism in Niger Delta has been agitating for so long for self-determination and to control their God giving resources, in…

ABSTRACT Gender Sensitivity in Nigerian Federal Governance and the Effects on Affirmative Action since 1999 is a study set out to unravel how effective gender sensitivity has been in the Nigerian Federal Governance and the impacts of Affirmative Action since 1999. It…

THE EFFECTS OF OIL JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIPS ON ENFORCEMENT OF ZERO-GAS FLARING POLICY IN NIGERIA, 2003-2011 ABSTRACT The act of gas flaring in Nigeria began with production of crude oil in 1958, and has since engendered serious trans-boundary environmental, energy,…

ABSTRACT This work set out to investigate the struggle for Permanent Seats at the Security Council: A Critical Assessment of the Contestants in 2012. While observing that there exists a fundamental need to reform and enlarge both the membership and…

BOUNDARY DISPUTES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEPAD IN WEST AFRICA: 2001-2014 ABSTRACT The New Partnership for Africa’s Development is a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and a firm and shared conviction, that they have a pressing duty to eradicate…

ECOWAS AND ARMS CONTROL IN WEST AFRICA; A FOCUS ON THE NIGER-DELTA AMNESTY ABSTRACT One of the biggest challenges facing ECOWAS member states and Nigeria in particular is arms proliferation. It has stoked ethnic clashes and simmering unrest in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The United Nations Organization was formed in 1945; it was to be a universal single purpose organization that would promote world peace and security. In order to ensure prompt and effective action by the…

POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FUEL IMPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF REFINERIES IN NIGERIA, 1999-2013 Abstract The contradictions of importing over US$10 billion fuel annually for domestic consumption, in the midst of abundant oil endowment, has attracted attention and concern from researchers and investigators.…

a NIGERIA’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEMOCRATIZATION IN SIERRA LEONE, 1995-2005 ABSTRACT The discovery of oil reserves in the water surrounding Bakassi peninsula subjected it to claims and counter-claims for sovereignty, military occupation and recourse to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…

EFFECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND STATE’S SOVEREIGNTY ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE NIGERIA CAMEROUN BOUNDARY DISPUTE ABSTRACT The discovery of oil reserves in the water surrounding Bakassi peninsula subjected it to claims and counter-claims for sovereignty, military occupation and recourse to the International Court…