ABSTRACT Decade-long security cooperation and counterterrorism engagements in Nigeria have failed to bring down Boko Haram or at least weaken its terrorist structures and transnational spread. I argue that disconnects between counterterrorism-assistance seeking states and their superpower sponsors are implicated in the intractability of Boko Haram's insurgency in Nigeria. Why is the U.S. counterterrorism intervention to individual MNJTF countries (i.e. troop contribution, military funding and intelligence support) ‘lopsided’, ‘fragmented’ and ‘unevenly distributed;’ and how are these implicated in the fight against Boko Haram terrorism? This has impacted negatively on MNJTF countries – lack of cooperation, divisiveness and individualism in coordinating and forging offensives against Boko Haram. These concerns interface several blind spots in the picture of external influences on military’s approach to Boko Haram. I elicit primary data from top military officers. I conclude by predicting the implications and consequences of these counterterrorism complexities, and their potency to defeat or encourage Boko Haram terror.

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寻求反恐援助的国家与其超级大国的冲突：对博科圣地战争的影响

摘要 尼日利亚长达十年的安全合作和反恐行动未能打倒博科圣地，或至少削弱其恐怖主义结构和跨国传播。我认为，寻求反恐援助的国家与其超级大国赞助者之间的脱节与博科圣地在尼日利亚的叛乱活动的顽固性有关。为什么美国对个别 MNJTF 国家的反恐干预（即部队贡献、军事资金和情报支持）“不平衡”、“碎片化”和“分布不均”；这些与打击博科圣地恐怖主义的斗争有何关联？这对 MNJTF 国家产生了负面影响——在协调和发动对博科圣地的攻势方面缺乏合作、分裂和个人主义。这些担忧在外部影响对博科圣地军事行动的影响的图片中连接了几个盲点。我从高级军官那里获得原始数据。最后，我预测了这些反恐复杂性的影响和后果，以及它们击败或鼓励博科圣地恐怖活动的效力。