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Djibouti Keeps Wary Eye on Eritrea, Somali Pirates, Al Shabaab

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis made a trip to Djibouti in April in a show of friendship with the small East African country, at a time when [...] More

U.S., China, Others Build Bases in Djibouti – What Could Go Wrong?

The small East African country of Djibouti – which sits on the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, a gateway to the Suez Canal and a shipping chokepoint in the sea [...] More

Djibouti Wins Jackpot – Renting Out Desert for Military Bases

China is constructing its first overseas military base just a few miles from one of the United States’ largest and most important foreign bases — [...] More

Shift in U.S. Policy on Eritrea Unclear

International sanctions and poor relations with neighbors have left Eritrea largely isolated in East Africa. Relations between the U.S. and Eritrea [...] More

Is a Better Relationship with Eritrea Possible?

The U.S. and Eritrea do not have strong bilateral relations. Ever since UN sanctions were imposed in 2009 and again in 2013, doing business in [...] More

Eritrea: A Potential U.S. Counterterror Partner

Instability and terrorism in the Horn of Africa, along with a massive conflict on the other side of the Red Sea in Yemen, threaten U.S. interests in [...] More

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