Decoupling Sovereignty Index (5): How decoupling reinforces itself, By Max Amuchie

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The article examines how economic extraction by armed groups, territorial insecurity and weakened state authority may interact to create a self-reinforcing alternative order. It frames this dynamic as a challenge to Nigerian sovereignty.

A territory can register alarming scores across multiple indicators and still leave a fundamental question unanswered: are the forces undermining state sovereignty operating independently, or have they begun reinforcing one another to create a self-sustaining alternative order? This distinction matters. A state may experience economic extraction by armed groups, territorial insecurity and the weakening of […] The post Decoupling Sovereignty Index (5): How decoupling reinforces itself, By Max Amuchie appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.