Horn of Africa http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/ en The Middle East’s Complicated Engagement in the Horn of Africa http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/middle-easts-complicated-engagement-horn-africa <span>The Middle East’s Complicated Engagement in the Horn of Africa</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 02/02/2020 - 12:18am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The Gulf states increased assertiveness in the Horn of Africa has garnered substantial attention of late, particularly the proliferation of military installations and ports and the increase in military and economic aid. Less attention has been paid, however, to the role Middle Eastern countries have played in attempting to resolve some of the Horn’s most intractable conflicts, efforts that in some cases pre-date the more recent security and economic engagements.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/middle-easts-complicated-engagement-horn-africa" rel="tag" title="The Middle East’s Complicated Engagement in the Horn of Africa" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Middle East’s Complicated Engagement in the Horn of Africa</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/middle-easts-complicated-engagement-horn-africa#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/439/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632483123" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 02 Feb 2020 05:18:09 +0000 SWJED 133109 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Open Source Backgrounder: Djibouti, Foreign Military Bases on the Horn of Africa - Who is There? What are They Up To? http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/open-source-backgrounder-djibouti-foreign-military-bases-horn-africa-who-there-what-are <article data-history-node-id="114210" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/open-source-backgrounder-djibouti-foreign-military-bases-horn-africa-who-there-what-are" rel="bookmark"><span>Open Source Backgrounder: Djibouti, Foreign Military Bases on the Horn of Africa - Who is There? What are They Up To? </span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Sun, 02/03/2019 - 7:02am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Djibouti is a small dusty coastal nation on the Horn of Africa that has the distinction of being located at the southern entrance of the Red Sea on route to the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aden. Djibouti is a mandatory passage way for important maritime trade routes; making it strategic terra firma, sought after by the most powerful militaries in the world. Djibouti is ideal for navel security operations, anti-piracy patrols, counter terror drone strikes, air force operations, counter terror special operations, intelligence-surveillance, peacekeeping &amp; humanitarian aid.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/open-source-backgrounder-djibouti-foreign-military-bases-horn-africa-who-there-what-are" rel="tag" title="Open Source Backgrounder: Djibouti, Foreign Military Bases on the Horn of Africa - Who is There? What are They Up To? " hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Open Source Backgrounder: Djibouti, Foreign Military Bases on the Horn of Africa - Who is There? What are They Up To? </span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Sun, 03 Feb 2019 12:02:59 +0000 SWJED 114210 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com On the Horns of a Dilemma – Addressing Chinese Security Engagement in the HOA http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/horns-dilemma-addressing-chinese-security-engagement-hoa <article data-history-node-id="109192" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/horns-dilemma-addressing-chinese-security-engagement-hoa" rel="bookmark"><span>On the Horns of a Dilemma – Addressing Chinese Security Engagement in the HOA</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Fri, 11/02/2018 - 1:45am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">China’s increased security engagement in the Horn of Africa has important implications for United States’ policies equally in the region and globally. China’s expansion presents both risks and opportunities that the United States should judiciously consider and leverage to ensure continued stability and the advancement of interests shared between the U.S. and China.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/horns-dilemma-addressing-chinese-security-engagement-hoa" rel="tag" title="On the Horns of a Dilemma – Addressing Chinese Security Engagement in the HOA" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about On the Horns of a Dilemma – Addressing Chinese Security Engagement in the HOA</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 05:45:40 +0000 SWJED 109192 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Leveraging Influence, Incentive, and Insurgency to Achieve Political Endstate in Early 20th Century Horn of Africa http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/leveraging-influence-incentive-and-insurgency-achieve-political-endstate-early-20th <span>Leveraging Influence, Incentive, and Insurgency to Achieve Political Endstate in Early 20th Century Horn of Africa</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Wed, 07/25/2018 - 1:58am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The most celebrated political and military figure in the Horn of Africa may be Sayyid Mohammad Abdullah Hassan, a leader credited with constructing modern Somali political identity. Known as the ‘bard of Somalia,’ Hassan is oft considered the exemplar of colonial resistance, honored by numerous statues in the region.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/leveraging-influence-incentive-and-insurgency-achieve-political-endstate-early-20th" rel="tag" title="Leveraging Influence, Incentive, and Insurgency to Achieve Political Endstate in Early 20th Century Horn of Africa" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Leveraging Influence, Incentive, and Insurgency to Achieve Political Endstate in Early 20th Century Horn of Africa</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Wed, 25 Jul 2018 05:58:05 +0000 SWJED 98469 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Qatar in the Horn of Africa: Friend or Foe? http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/qatar-in-the-horn-of-africa-friend-or-foe <span>Qatar in the Horn of Africa: Friend or Foe?</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Wed, 08/02/2017 - 8:48pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> With increasing scrutiny on Qatar to ease their foreign policy initiatives, more allegations are digging into Qatar’s already controversial track record.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/qatar-in-the-horn-of-africa-friend-or-foe" rel="tag" title="Qatar in the Horn of Africa: Friend or Foe?" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Qatar in the Horn of Africa: Friend or Foe?</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/qatar-in-the-horn-of-africa-friend-or-foe#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/439/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1502013698" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Thu, 03 Aug 2017 00:48:55 +0000 SWJED 73276 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Ethiopia: Counter-Terrorism Legislation in Sub-Saharan Africa http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/ethiopia-counter-terrorism-legislation-in-sub-saharan-africa <span>Ethiopia: Counter-Terrorism Legislation in Sub-Saharan Africa</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Wed, 04/12/2017 - 12:21am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Ethiopia’s strategic value in counter-terrorism operations in the region butts heads with American foreign policy objectives of promoting democracy and liberal democratic values.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/ethiopia-counter-terrorism-legislation-in-sub-saharan-africa" rel="tag" title="Ethiopia: Counter-Terrorism Legislation in Sub-Saharan Africa" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Ethiopia: Counter-Terrorism Legislation in Sub-Saharan Africa</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/ethiopia-counter-terrorism-legislation-in-sub-saharan-africa#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/439/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1492023561" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Wed, 12 Apr 2017 04:21:48 +0000 SWJED 66614 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com