Monday, July 31, 2017

Eritrea, Djibouti, and the Gulf States

World Politics Review published on 28 July 2017 a commentary titled "What a Border Spat Reveals about Shifting Positions in the Horn of Africa" by Robbie Corey-Boulet.

The war in Yemen, Qatar's removal of troops from the Djibouti-Eritrea border, a prospective Saudi military base in Djibouti, and Saudi and UAE military operations out of Assab, Eritrea are roiling relationships between countries in the Horn of Africa and the Gulf States.