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Djibouti
China’s Expanding Web of Overseas Bases
Commentary In the early 2010s, China started building a constellation of artificial islands in the Spratly Islands. At the time, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership promised not to militarize these ...
May 20, 2023
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Richard A. Bitzinger
Djibouti Signs Deal With Hong Kong Company to Build Rocket Launch Site
The Republic of Djibouti has signed a preliminary $1 billion deal with a Hong Kong company to build ...
January 21, 2023
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Aldgra Fredly
US Military Officials Warn of China’s Alarming Increase in Naval, Nuclear Military Power
China’s ability to project its naval power in the Indian Ocean as well as the continued buildup of ...
April 22, 2021
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Frank Fang
At Least 34 Migrants Dead as Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti, IOM Says
NAIROBI—At least 34 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants from Yemen capsized off the coast of Djibouti, ...
April 13, 2021
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Reuters
The False Promise of Beijing’s One Belt, One Road Initiative
It's safe to assume that Milton Friedman, the 1976 Nobel laureate in economics, wasn’t kidding when he authored ...
February 17, 2019
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Peter Zhang
Hong Kong Lawsuit Challenges China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Ambitions in Djibouti
Beijing’s efforts to seize control of a major port facility in Djibouti is under scrutiny after a lawsuit ...
February 11, 2019
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Frank Fang
US’s Africa Strategy Seeks to Balance China While Promoting US Interests, African Middle Class
WASHINGTON—The United States will be shifting away from aid programs and toward investment in Africa as it aims ...
December 16, 2018
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Holly Kellum
China Expands Military Base in Djibouti, Seen as Competing With US Interests in Region
China is rapidly expanding its military base in Djibouti, a small African country on the Red Sea, according ...
September 11, 2018
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Annie Wu
China’s First Overseas Military Base More Critical to Trade Than War
China's first overseas military base—located at a critical chokepoint for global trade looking to navigate the Suez Canal—could ...
July 13, 2017
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Matthew Little
China Starts Building Military Base in North Africa
Chatter among Chinese generals suggests the base could be the start of a more nefarious agenda.
February 26, 2016
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Joshua Philipp
CHINA SECURITY: China’s Military Base in Djibouti Is Another Step in Its Push Abroad
China is trying to gain influence over the world's major trade chokepoints, and its first overseas military base ...
January 26, 2016
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Joshua Philipp
The Road Ends in Djibouti for Some Eritrean Refugees
Temperatures were pushing 115 degrees Fahrenheit when we reached the crest of a rocky hill overlooking Ali Addeh, ...
November 15, 2015
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Dan Connell
China Wants Its Troops Near Key US Anti-Terror Base in Djibouti
The Chinese regime is asking for either special port access or basing rights in Djibouti, which U.S. and ...
May 14, 2015
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Joshua Philipp
Africa: The New “Great Game”?
At the beginning of his term, French President Francois Hollande indicated a desire to embark on a so-called ...
February 11, 2015
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Henry Stanek
Putin’s Precarious Title
Forbes released its sensational annual list of the "most powerful" people in the world yesterday. Typically, the top spot ...
October 31, 2013
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Henry Stanek
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