Middle East Competition in Horn of Africa

 The Middle East Institute published in August 2020 a paper titled “The Impact of Middle East Regional Competition on Security and Stability in the Horn of Africa” by Gerald M. Feierstein.

The Horn of Africa has become a battleground for influence among competing regional players, principally Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Turkey, Qatar, Iran, and Egypt.  As they pursue their interests in the region, from Ethiopia and Sudan to Somalia and Djibouti, these competing states are the main drivers of tension and instability in the Horn of Africa.