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  Image Source: IILM Blog About the author:  Chinedu Onwe is a dedicated lawyer, academic research writer, and editor with years of experience producing high-quality, analytical content in law, international relations, and global politics. His work is driven by a deep passion for  International Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) and International Humanitarian Law (IHL), reflecting his keen interest in how legal frameworks interface and influence global peace, security, and governance. Introduction Nigeria’s security agencies have intensified operations to tackle insecurity across the country in response to mounting domestic and international pressure. While these operations have recorded mixed tactical gains, they have also generated serious concerns regarding the management and dissemination of information related to security operations. Though it can be argued that necessary narrative control by the military aids in advancing security objectives, the high cost of undermin...

The Sahel serves as a vast bioclimatic buffer zone spanning approximately 1 million square miles across North-Central Africa. Geographically positioned as a semi-arid transition belt, it separates the arid Sahara Desert to the north from the tropical Sudanian savannas to the south. Source The Conversation. About the Author  Manju. S is a Post Graduate affiliated with the Department of Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies, School of Social Sciences at the Central University of Gujarat, Vadodara Campus, Gujarat, India. For all correspondence regarding this research, he can be reached at  mdsmanju23@gmail.com   Electoral Violence in a Multipolar Sahel: The Sahel region, comprising Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and northern Nigeria, experiences endemic electoral violence by jihadist groups such as Boko Haram and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). Boko Haram assassinated more than 50 voters and burned polling stations in Borno State during the 2023 Nigerian election,...

Check Freedman, Chief Operations Officer of Captive Audience, has decades of operational experience in executive protection, surveillance, maritime and air operations, and SERE (survival, evasion, resistance, escape). Since 1995, he has trained local, state, and federal law enforcement in counter-terrorism, security, and defensive tactics, while also serving as a subject matter expert on homicide, human trafficking, and drug trafficking. His investigative work has influenced operational policies and improved prevention strategies, including analyzing links between narcotics and human trafficking networks. Over the past decade, he has specialized in personnel recovery and hostage negotiation, applying cross-cultural and unconventional approaches to crisis resolution. With over 500 Critical Incident Stress Management responses, he integrates crisis intervention, negotiation, and operational tradecraft. Freedman holds extensive technical and security qualifications across aviation, invest...