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Nigeria: Country of Particular Concern or Counterterrorism Partner?
Nigeria: Country of Particular Concern or Counterterrorism Partner?
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February 2026
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Africa’s most populous country unexpectedly found itself in President Donald Trump’s sights this past autumn. The president designated Nigeria a country of particular concern for alleged religious freedom violations and warned of possible United States military intervention to protect Nigerian Christians.
But what appeared to be a tense diplomatic standoff quickly led to discussions of a new security partnership that has so far seen a US airstrike on jihadists and now the deployment of US military trainers to Nigeria.
Will this security cooperation be the new normal for US-Nigeria relations, or will Trump escalate his diplomatic and economic pressure? If cooperation continues, what risks will US and Nigerian policymakers need to navigate? And will this partnership help ordinary Nigerians?
Join Hudson for a panel discussion on these questions and more.
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