The Squeezed State: Djibouti Caught in the Crossfire of the Horn
For decades, the Republic of Djibouti has leveraged its prime location at the nexus of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to transform a barren, arid landscape into…
Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Quagmire: Three Missed Chances
A kingdom that once sought to reshape the Middle East through military intervention and economic largesse now finds itself squeezed between two hostile chokepoints...
Inside Somalia’s Rift with the UAE
When Somalia announced, in January 12, it was annulling all agreements with the United Arab Emirates, the language from Mogadishu was unmistakable...