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Abstract
This paper aims at exploring the nortion of liberalism and how the element of diplomacy plays out
in Nigerian foreign Specifically, it will examine the tools of diplomacy use by Nigeria to promote
national interests. Liberal idea of global politics connotes cooperation, mutual respect and gaining,
organization and seeking for knowledge. Liberalism is also determined by soft means of
interaction at the international level. Nigeria, since independence tries to pursue her national
objectives in sole means of reciprocity and identity where members of a group try building mutual
cooperation in their interconnection, and care about the interests of other members of the group to
the extent of sacrifice their interests to help others. This study concludes that the moral approach
applies by Nigeria in her foreign policy with other states, especially at the international stage
galvanizes and paves the way for other countries – in her partnership – to take the country for
granted. However, the elements of idealism are not always more optimistic than other approaches
such as realism, for the prospect of peace.