U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh after arriving at the Presidential Palace, Djibouti, May 6, 2015 (State Department photo).
Djibouti Cultivating Diverse Economic, Military Partnerships
China is in negotiations with Djibouti to open a military base in the country, adding to its current roster of French, U.S., Japanese and EU military facilities. In an email interview, David Styan, lecturer in politics at Birkbeck College, University of London and author of the report “Djibouti: Changing Influence in the Horn's Strategic Hub,” discussed Djibouti’s foreign relations.
WPR: Who are Djibouti’s main regional partners? ...