The Horn Engaging the Gulf: Economic Diplomacy and Statecraft in Regional Relations

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This book provides a theoretical framework for analysing the recently intensified relations between the states in the Horn of Africa and the Gulf. Crucially these relations are examined primarily through the diplomatic and economic agency of the African states involved. Aleksi Ylnen investigates recent relations, following the Iran nuclear deal and the war in Yemen, through the Gulf states' increased involvement in Africa through economic statecraft and the economic diplomacy these African states are launching in response. Featuring case studies from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan, and their engagement with the Gulf States - particularly Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates - this study provides an empirical analysis of these growing diplomatic connections.

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Aleksi Ylnen is an Associate Professor of International Relations at USIU Africa, Kenya. He has over a decade of experience in conducting research on politics and armed conflicts in the greater Horn of Africa. His research has been published in scholarly journals, books and other outlets in a number of languages. His most recent book, The Horn of Africa Since the 1960s, was published in 2017.