Horn of Africa

Sun Tzu’s Theory in the Horn of Africa’s Security Challenge Introduction The greater Horn of Africa (HoA) is the sub region of the Eastern part of Africa that composed of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda. Threats to peace and security are interconnected and comprised various human insecurities that emanate from both intrastate and interstate conflict, and transnational security threats such as terrorism. This is because political, social, and security problems

The Horn of Africa has become a hotbed for extremist activities, terrorist groups and piracy due to its diverse cultures, large Muslim populations, and poor economies. All of these components threaten the peace and stability of the area and affect many countries abroad. The United States plays a major role in assisting countries in the Horn of Africa to ensure stability and security. The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) was created to accomplish this mission in the region.

the modern era. One must not only consider the affects of globalization on a local culture, but also, contrastingly, a local culture’s ability to affect the global stage and its interactions within it. Until the rise of terrorist threats within the Horn

Hamadryas baboons currently inhabit Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, and Eritrea – comprising the location we call the Horn of Africa (Swedell 2006). Their habitation can also be found in the southwestern portion of Arabian Peninsula and Saudi Arabia (Swedell 2006). The Hamadryas baboons –sometimes called “desert baboon” lives in dry, desert-like environment that distinguish them from other types of baboons (i.e mountain baboons and savanna baboons). Belonging to the genus Papio, part of the subfamily

non-interventionism is the idea of the Untied States not becoming involved in national alliances that would force our participation in potential conflict; accordingly, our relations with other nations should be purely for economic benefit. The Horn of Africa has economic value for the US, for the purpose of this paper, I argue that the US is intent on projecting itself in the region, be it through aid, trade and technical assistance, for the purpose of countering regional or potentially global competition

and throughout the Horn of Africa. Although U.S. backed Somali Federal Government (SFG) has had some recent success against the al Qaeda (AQ) linked al-Shabaab, Somalia continue to face local and regional border disputes. Somalia has historically relied on outside actors who later abandoned Somalia due to a shift in foreign policy and interest. This paper will prove that the power for struggle in Somalia is the root cause of instability in Somalia and throughout the Horn of Africa. This will be explored

October 12 1954 the blue field is the same shade used by united nation light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; the blue field was originally influenced by the flag. the five points of the star represent the five regions in the horn of Africa that are inhabited by Somali people: the former British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland (which together make up Somalia), Djibouti, Ogaden (Ethiopia), and the North East Province (Kenya) The blue base originates from the flag of the United Nations

region called horn of Africa. Information, results show the arid Horn of Africa has been a renowned source of biological resources for thousand of years. 3. What are two important species (give common and scientific names) that live there? Why are they important? The largest biodiversity species which live in the horn of Africa is Diversity and Endemism which the scientific and the common name called

The unconditional scenarios shown in the table above imply a reduction relative to what emissions would otherwise have been in the future in the absence of specific GHG mitigation actions, in relation to a given base year, what is commonly known as Business-as-usual. Therefore, mitigation does not necessarily imply an absolute reduction in emissions, but climate friendly practices for development. Anyway, with the global average of emissions per capita of 7,58MtCO2eq, IGAD countries are among the

which are located within the Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa AOR. This paper will discuss the cultural influence of the Republic of Djibouti as well as its influence on bordering countries within its region. Additionally, this paper will portray Djibouti’s global significance and its effect on United States interest within the AOR. Historically, Djibouti’s strategic location and status as a free trade zone within the Horn of Africa has played a major role in this country’s importance throughout