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SUNDAY O. OGON, PhD, Benedict Nkanu ETAH .

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Upon the increasing capacity of the military for the protection of the sovereignty of states, terrorist activities appear to have gone on unabated, prompting the interrogation of military alliances as a counter-terrorism approach. Thus, terrorism, whether local or international, is a radical or violent form of political participation by terrorist groups, specifically to let their demands or plights get publicity or attract international attention by causing panic, fear, and death in that particular state or locality. However, the increasing carnage done by terrorist groups had warranted military alliances among countries, as exemplified by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed in 1949, the Warsaw Pact formed in 1955, and the International Joint Military Task Force formed in 1994 by the Lake Chad Basin Countries of West Africa in an attempt to curb the menace of terrorism against the states. The Relative deprivation theory was used as a framework for analysis. Thus, the paper interrogated the efficacy of military alliances as a counter-terrorism approach in the fight against terrorism, as observed in Africa and most parts of the world in contemporary times. The paper adopted the qualitative research method that relied on documentary evidence relevant to the study as data. Hence, the paper is divided into four sections. The paper recommended, amongst others, that the government should pay more attention to the provision of human security needs of its citizens.

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