KhAnubis | Why Everyone is Building Military Bases in Djibouti @KhAnubis | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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Djibouti is famous for... pretty much just its funny name, but that hasn't stopped many of the world's most powerful nations from seeking the country out as a place to build military bases. So why have so many countries built bases in Djibouti, and what is Djibouti like as a result?

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📖 SOURCES:
dw.com/en/tiny-but-mighty-djiboutis-role-in-geopolitics/a-57136069
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_off_the_coast_of_Somalia
borgenproject.org/why-is-djibouti-poor
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_overseas_military_bases
​​thediplomat.com/2021/01/china-consolidates-its-commercial-foothold-in-djibouti
nytimes.com/2017/02/25/world/africa/us-djibouti-chinese-naval-base.html
ft.com/content/15aefce3-2e6b-4e1a-b480-bfc066f7d8dd

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