This presentation examines causes of the crisis, real as well as imagined, in the Horn of Africa. The region, which includes Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Somalia, had been sizzling and continues to do so due to multitudes of problems: boundary conflict, ethnonationalist aspirations, Nile water politics, piracy, cold war, and post-cold war developments.
The region's strategic location along the Red Sea littoral and the Indian Ocean compounds its problem. Consequently, any difficulty in one of the countries in the region, besides engulfing the neighboring countries, often attracts the big powers. The latter: USA, France, Russia, China, Japan had already established their military and naval bases in Djibouti. As if this is not enough, Middle Eastern countries such as Quatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey are clamoring to join the skirmish.
This public event will be streamed live via Webex. Registration is not required.
