01
April 2025
Past Event
Great Power Competition in the Horn of Africa

Event will air on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.
 

Great Power Competition in the Horn of Africa

Past Event
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April 01, 2025
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is shown the way by Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 24, 2019. (Getty Images)
01
April 2025
Past Event

Event will air on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.
 

Speakers:
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Ebenezer Obadare

Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

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Moshe Terdiman

Research Fellow, Israel-Africa Relations Institute

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Joshua Meservey

Senior Fellow

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The Horn of Africa is one of the world’s most sensitive and strategic regions. It overlooks vital shipping lanes that connect Asia and Europe, shares a maritime border with the Middle East, and has thousands of miles of Indian Ocean coastline. The region is also home to Africa’s second most populous country, Ethiopia; one of the continent’s most important ports, Djibouti; and Chinese, American, and other military bases. But the Horn’s deep political tensions and history of conflict make it difficult to engage in effective diplomacy. Hudson Institute, in collaboration with the Israel-Africa Institute, is conducting a series of webinars analyzing this important region, especially the role that outside actors play.

In this episode, experts discuss what large powers such as the United States, China, and Russia are doing in the Horn, their strategies and motivations, and the impact they might have on the region.
 

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