THE EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL ARMS POLITICS ON THE POST-WAR DIPLOMACY IN NIGERIA

This paper examines the impact of international arms politics on postwar diplomacy in Nigeria. It focuses on the interplay between domestic and international politics on arm transfer during the Nigerian civil war and how it shaped the Nigeria’s post-war foreign policy. It also discusses the foreign policy strategies of the Nigerian government toward Nigeria’s economic recovery after the war. The paper relies on both primary and secondary sources of information in examining the impact of international arms politics on postwar diplomacy in Nigeria. The paper adopts the historical and analytical research methods. The paper concludes that the international arms politics during the Nigerian civil war had profound impact on Nigeria’s post-war diplomatic relations.