The Nigerian Civil War and the Biases of American Intelligence Analysis with Judd Devermont

Summary: From July 1966 to January 1970, Nigerians fought a civil war which led to the deaths of more than half a million people. In this episode we talk with Judd Devermont about the American intelligence community’s biases in its analysis of the Nigerian Civil War and its influence on American policy. Devermont is the director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He has worked at the CIA, National Security Council, and in the office of the Director of National Intelligence