Why Everyone is Building Military Bases in Djibouti

The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/khanubis10211 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? MUSIC: “Hunting in the Wild” by Sight of Wonders “An Ordinary Day” by Deskant “Egypt Calling” by Sight of Wonders “Caravan Trails” by Sight of Wonders "Devil’s Disgrace” by Deskant “Clearer Views” by From Now On (All via EpidemicSound) 📖 SOURCES: https://www.dw.com/en/tiny-but-mighty-djiboutis-role-in-geopolitics/a-57136069 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_off_the_coast_of_Somalia https://borgenproject.org/why-is-djibouti-poor/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_overseas_military_bases ​​https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/china-consolidates-its-commercial-foothold-in-djibouti/ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/25/world/africa/us-djibouti-chinese-naval-base.html https://www.ft.com/content/15aefce3-2e6b-4e1a-b480-bfc066f7d8dd 👕 MERCH! https://crowdmade.com/collections/khanubis CONTACT: contact@khanubis.tv SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES: khanubis@thoughtleaders.io 👥 DISCORD SERVER: https://discord.gg/4FZZJkXCGY THANK YOU, BRONZE AGE+ PATRONS! (https://www.patreon.com/khanubis) Adri Cortesia, John Scarberry, Nif Lindsay, Rebanics, Robert Siska, Anonymous Freak, ImNotDonaldTrump, Larry Burch, Tobi Burch-Rates, Up and Atom* Or make one-time payments at https://paypal.me/khanubis http://www.khanubis.tv

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