Challenges of Diplomacy in Securing External Defense Arrangement in Nigeria (2007-2022)

Nigeria defense strategy has since combined soft and hard diplomacy to negotiate, persuade induce both global regional allies support her counter terrorism fight. This study examined challenges of in securing external arrangement between 2007 2022. The adopted mixed research design using qualitative quantitative methods. relied heavily on secondary sources such as books, journals, articles, periodical, government reports publications, magazines, unpublished manuscript, conference papers; also, primary interviews questionnaires. It was found out that a lot still need be done improve the strategies methods diplomatic arrangements way will favor dealing with encountered relations combat effect locally regionally. recommended must intensify efforts at holding security summits for diplomats while intensifying joint military exercises states Multi-national Joint Task Force promote unity, communication information sharing; state budgeting joining multiple coalition regionally globally.