International military cooperation in the Lake Chad Basin region to fight terrorism: Roles and effects

The Boko Haram insurgency in Lake Chad Region has gradually evolved into a complex regional catastrophe as many lives have been taken, properties worth billions of dollars have been destroyed, and destitution has increased in the immediate vicinity of Lake Chad, escalating tensions in other areas. Despite the activities of the Multinational Joint Task Force, the killings and destructions continued. Thus, a crucial question had to be quarried: What have been the roles and effects of MNJTF in the LCR, especially with the continuing and seemingly unpreventable terrorist attacks? Neoliberalism (Institutional Liberalism) is being used to investigate the issue. As a result, this research looked into the extent of international military cooperation between the Joint Task Force and the respective governments of LCR, as well as providing a variety of critical perspectives on security studies, covering a wide range of theoretical subjects from economic to political. The study looked at the complexity of theater (LCR) of the war against terrorists as a major concern, as well as poor coordination among various military forces, political and economic restraints, and pertinent recommendations based on the findings. The role of the Civilian Joint Task Force, its flaws, and how these flaws could be exploited are also reviewed. On the one side, this research looked at the link between government policies and terrorism, as well as how a lack of socioeconomic and political frameworks in the LCR encouraged the spirit of terrorism. The role of humanitarian organizations, intergovernmental entities, and international organizations in combating terrorist groups or mitigating the impact of subsequent assaults on the public is examined in this piece of work.