03
April 2025
Past Event
Regional Power Competition in the Horn of Africa

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Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

Regional Power Competition in the Horn of Africa

Past Event
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April 03, 2025
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a joint press conference with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Ankara on December 11, 2024. (Getty Images)
03
April 2025
Past Event

Event will air on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

Speakers:
Rashid Abdi
Rashid Abdi

Director of Research, Sahan Research

Alan Boswell
Alan Boswell

Horn of Africa Director, International Crisis Group

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Asher Lubotzky

Research Fellow, Israel-Africa Relations Institute

Moderator:
meservey_josh
Joshua Meservey

Senior Fellow

Listen to Event Audio

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 regional powers such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Türkiye, and Qatar are doing in the Horn, their strategies and motivations, and the impact they might have on the region.

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