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Title:Gunboat Diplomacy and the Horn of Africa
Author:Fitzgerald, James F.
Year:1979
Periodical:Horn of Africa
Volume:2
Issue:2
Period:April-June
Pages:49-54
Language:English
Geographic term:Northeast Africa
Subjects:foreign policy
strategic policy
colonialism
History and Exploration
international relations
Politics and Government
Abstract:In a region of volatile politics and frequently shifting alliances, naval diplomacy may present both Western and Soviet policy-makers with a means to obtain low-cost influence and capabilities at a fairly low risk. The Horn of Africa may be just such a regions both the United States and the Soviet Union maintain naval forces in the Indian Ocean while Prance bases a naval squadron and maritime surveillance aircraft at Djibouti on Bab el Handeb. Can naval units influence politics on the Horn? What are the off-shore interests of the major powers? Are the Straits of Bab el Mandeb an important factor in the naval strategic calculus? Notes.
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