By the Africa Center for Strategic Studies February 9, 2016 Regional forces have begun to constrain Boko Haram, but tensions and a lack of coordination have hampered progress. On Capitol Hill, Africa Center Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Raymond Gilpin dissects the issue. Dr. Gilpin’s presentation starts at 38:06: Additional Resources Fundamental Security Challenges Nigeria Must Face Extremism: Root Causes, Drivers, and Responses Mitigating Radicalism in Northern Nigeria [PDF] Boko Haram’s Evolving Threat [PDF] Nigeria’s Pernicious Drivers of Ethno-Religious Conflict [PDF] More on: Countering Violent Extremism Boko Haram Nigeria