Future Directions International, an independent, non-profit, Australian research institute published on 1 December 2016 an analysis titled "Djibouti: A Tiny Haven with Strategic Importance in a Troubled Neighborhood" by Stephanie Goche.
The author notes that in addition to its location at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, the proximity of Djibouti to troubled Somalia and Yemen provides foreign troops with the ability to take action against threats to global security.
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Strategic Importance of Djibouti
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