davidbfpo
01-15-2018, 07:39 PM
Prompted by a the linked article on Djibouti, with its plethora of foreign bases, this is a "work in progress" on the impact of strategic pieces of small patches of land. So not Australia.
There is a parallel thread Strategic Islands (http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/Strategic Islands) with 26k views.
The author contends that the competition for bases could lead to conflict, not IMHO an argument that persuades. Nor does Djibouti earn the sub-title's label:
Strategically placed at the entrance to the Red Sea, Djibouti is home to more foreign bases than any other country.
Link:https://www.politico.eu/blogs/the-coming-wars/2018/01/the-most-valuable-military-real-estate-in-the-world/
It is accurate for the Horn of Africa region, there are many countries that have more bases.
Who are there then? China, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, USA; with India, Turkey and Russia expressing interest.
Where else could be a 'strategic pieces of small patch of land'?
There is an existing thread The Golan Heights: a flashpoint coming? (http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/The Golan Heights: a flashpoint coming?)
There is a parallel thread Strategic Islands (http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/Strategic Islands) with 26k views.
The author contends that the competition for bases could lead to conflict, not IMHO an argument that persuades. Nor does Djibouti earn the sub-title's label:
Strategically placed at the entrance to the Red Sea, Djibouti is home to more foreign bases than any other country.
Link:https://www.politico.eu/blogs/the-coming-wars/2018/01/the-most-valuable-military-real-estate-in-the-world/
It is accurate for the Horn of Africa region, there are many countries that have more bases.
Who are there then? China, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, USA; with India, Turkey and Russia expressing interest.
Where else could be a 'strategic pieces of small patch of land'?
There is an existing thread The Golan Heights: a flashpoint coming? (http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/The Golan Heights: a flashpoint coming?)