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This paper attempts to extract some of the variables that can explain the leadership style under Muhamadu Buhari administration from May 29, 2015 to October, 2021. The Buhari’s government has frequently stated that political, social and economy recovery and growth are main concern on its policy agenda. This raise a question of how beneficial is the policies out of Buhari’s administration to the Nigerian people? The study used the secondary sources of information for the purpose of analyzing the leadership style of Buhari administration. The study revealed that the promises made in 2015 and 2019 gave Nigerians hope for change in all sectors but the reality is that some of those promises have not been achieved in the following areas- poverty, insecurity and food prices. The study recommends that Nigerian leaders should have a clear understanding of the Nigerian state peculiarity for the purpose of administering the state properly.

After three years of enduring the immense failures and fallouts of the US “maximum pressure” sanctions imposed on Iran in the aftermath of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the JCPOA (Iran nuclear deal) in 2018, the Biden administration has signaled an important shift by promising to conduct a foreign policy that leads with diplomacy. The EU-brokered negotiations that have already taken place during the first half of 2021, although encountering some tactical obstacles and lack of momentum, nonetheless offer grounds for cautious optimism that the JCPOA can be rescued and that the return of all signatories to full compliance with the terms and conditions of the deal can be secured.The critical question that this article addresses is what are the key imperatives required for a durable outcome of the upcoming negotiations. This research is based on a critique of the failures of the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” sanctions from the Ethical or Just War theoretical framework and the Utilitarian and Realist perspectives. The research methodologies are critical observation and empirical analysis. The article’s survey of the historical trajectory of US sanctions against Iran also supports this critique by clearly demonstrating that during periods of US over-reliance on sanctions to the exclusion of other foreign policy tools, including those of diplomacy, political engagement, and economic incentivization, successive administrations failed to advance their foreign policy goals and objectives vis-à-vis Iran. The article argues that rescuing Iran's nuclear deal and restoring its advantages for all signatories will require the implementation of essential US policy changes. It will also be necessary for the EU foreign policy establishment to direct its efforts to reinforce Biden’s inclination to return to the JCPOA in good faith with demonstrable full commitment to the terms of the original deal.