Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Base Race in the Horn of Africa

The Interpreter, published by the Australian independent think tank the Lowy Institute, posted on 7 February 2018 a commentary titled "Base Race in the Horn of Africa" by David Brewster, Australian National University.

The author notes that several Gulf States and Turkey are joining France, the United States, Japan and China by establishing military bases in the Red Sea region. The "base race" by these middle powers demonstrates just how multi-polar and complex the Indian Ocean is likely to become.