At Bab el-Mandeb, rival powers packed into Djibouti share an interest in an open strait but cannot defend it together - here is what that means.
Defense Monitor · Analysis
Key Facts
—Base cluster. Djibouti hosts US, Chinese, French and other forces within a few dozen kilometres of the strait.
—US footprint. Camp Lemonnier is the only permanent US base in Africa, with 4,000+ personnel, rented for about US$60 million a year.
—Oil at stake. Roughly one-tenth of the world’s seaborne oil passes through Bab el-Mandeb.
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