Olukayode Bakare

Dr. Olukayode Bakare is a scholar specialised in international relations and sub-Saharan African politics. He earned his PhD on international relations from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and has held teaching and research roles at various universities in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Dr. Bakare has played key roles in academic forums within his field and has presented at many international conferences. He is currently a visiting scholar and researcher in International Relations at the Department of Politics, School of Global and International Affairs, State University of New York at Oswego, New York, USA. He is also a Visiting Fellow in Security and Statecraft at the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Department of International Relations, UK. Additionally, he has served as a Teaching Associate, Seminar Leader, and Visiting Fellow in international affairs at Durham University's School of Government and International Affairs in Durham.

Dr. Bakare’s academic interests include foreign policy, democratization, security, development, international organizations, sub-Saharan African politics, and geopolitical issues. He is committed to educating others about the complexities and nuances of the African region, aiming to improve understanding of contemporary African challenges.

Recent publications:

Bakare, O. (In press) Counterbalancing and Ethnic Stacking for Regime Stability and Autocracy in Post-1989 Sudan: Counting the Benefits and Danger of Coup-Proofing under Omar Bashir’s Regime. African Conflict & Peacebuilding Review

Bakare, O. (2024). Nigerian Foreign and National Security Policy: Implications for the West African Sub-Regional Stability in the Post-Cold War Era. Advances in Social Sciences and Management, 2(11), 1-16

Bakare, O. (2022). The African Union’s Security Architecture: Operational Mandate and the Challenges of the Responsibility to Protect. London Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, 22(15), 25-37

Bakare, O. (2019). The Nigerian-Commonwealth and UN relations: Nigeria, from Pariah state to exporter of democracy since 1999. Cogent Social Sciences, 5(1),1-13

Bakare, O. (2019). An Assessment of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy and the African Union Security Architecture: Neoconservative Perspectives. International Relations and Diplomacy. 7(5),189-201