Thursday, August 17, 2017

Gulf State Conflicts Threaten Horn of Africa

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) published on 11 August 2017 a thoughtful commentary titled "Saudi Arabia-Qatar Rift Rattles the Region" by Berouk Mesfin, ISS consultant.

The author concludes that it is only a slight exaggeration to say that Saudi Arabia's aggressive foreign policy and the resultant diplomatic crisis with Qatar have upset the balance of power among the countries in the Horn of Africa. He adds it is imperative that the countries in the Horn stay out of the zero-sum diplomatic crisis and keep lines open to both Saudi Arabia and Qatar.