RESEARCH ESSAY TOPIC FOR OUTLINE. ″NIGERIA′S GEOPOLITICAL AND STRATEGIC ROLE IN THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN SHATTERBELT: ANALYSING THE CURRENT THREAT TO PEACE AND SECURITY; AND THE WAY FORWARD″ KEY QUESTTIONS A. How does Nigeria′s geopolitical location in the Sub-Saharan African Shatterbelt significant to the region and the world? B. Do the Current threat to peace and security situation in Nigeria and without affect her strategic role in the region and the world. C. What are there possible ways for Nigeria to sustain hegemony within the region? NB: The topic and the key questions, the writer can reframe them to suit academic research. The 1,500 word essay outline requires students to develop the key questions, rationale, arguments and approach for the major essay. Students will develop their own essay question which relates to one of the session topics (weeks 2-12 only). The outline should 1. Identify the key questions the essay will seek to address in regards to the overall question. 2. Provide a clear rationale for why the topic chosen is important for the academic and policy field. 3. Demonstrate an understanding about the different academic perspectives about the research topic and provide a central argument for the paper. 4. Lay out the approach and structure the major essay is going to take. To do well in this assignment, students will need to familiarise themselves with the key debates on the topics. They will also need to reflect critical thinking and apply their own judgement, simply rephrasing existing arguments in the debate is insufficient. The feedback on the assignment will help students to further refine their thinking and approach to the major essay.