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PODCAST 8-07-2018: Boko Haram and Nigeria with Alex Thurston
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PODCAST 8-07-2018: Boko Haram and Nigeria with Alex Thurston

Derek Davison
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Alex Thurston
Aug 07, 2018
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I'm joined by Alex Thurston from Miami University of Ohio to talk about Boko Haram in particular and Nigeria in general. Alex is an expert on the Sahel region who writes at several places, but you should definitely check out his Sahel Blog and his books:

You can also follow him on Twitter.

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