By Olamide Muiz Sanusi The desire to seek and accumulate wealth is innate to human nature. For individuals, wealth represents the ability to satisfy personal needs and aspirations. For nations, however, wealth extends beyond material resources; it includes the capacity to meet citizens’ needs and exert significant influence in international politics. The availability or scarcity of resources both human and capital within a country plays a critical role in shaping its foreign policy and approach to global affairs. Historically, nations expanded their power through territorial conquest. However, in today’s interconnected world, economic cooperation, trade, and diplomacy have largely replaced the…