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The Motivation and Impact of US Military Assistance to Djibouti Since the New Millennium


Changhong Jiang1,*

School of Marxism, Lanzhou University, with a main research focus on international relations theory and neighboring diplomacy. Lanzhou, China
Correspondence: Changhong Jiang, E-mail: 1339890251@qq.com
 
J. Int. Eco. Glo. Gov., 2024, 1(5), 110-126; https://doi.org/10.12414/jiegg.240303
Received : 26 Aug 2024 / Revised : 26 Aug 2024 / Accepted : 28 Aug 2024 / Published : 30 Sep 2024
© The Author(s). Published by MOSP. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
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Foreign aid, especially military aid, has always been an important means for the United States to ensure its global interests. After the 9/11 attacks, Djibouti's strategic position in the Horn of Africa became prominent and was regarded by the United States as an important anti-terrorism base in Africa. According to publicly available data analysis from the US Foreign Aid Database (foreign assistance. gov) and the US Foreign Aid Explorer, between 2001 and 2024, US military aid to Djibouti included establishing a military base in Djibouti, providing military funding, training military personnel, and related weapons and equipment to Djibouti's security agencies. Since the beginning of the new millennium, the United States has generally increased its military assistance to Djibouti and continuously adjusted it in response to the regional situation. By analyzing the motives behind US military aid, it is proven that the US military assistance to Djibouti stems from its own strategic interests and practical needs for counter-terrorism.
Keywords: United States, Military Assistance, Djibouti, Motivation, Influence
 
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Funding

    This article is the result of the National Social Science Fund Youth Project "Research on General Secretary Xi Jinping's Important Discourse on Coping with External Environmental Risks" (Project No. 21CKS044).

Conflicts of Interest:

    The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to report regarding the present study.

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© The Author(s). Published by MOSP
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

Jiang, C. The Motivation and Impact of US Military Assistance to Djibouti Since the New Millennium. Journal of International Economy and Global Governance 2024, 1 (5), 110-126. https://doi.org/10.12414/jiegg.240303.

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