This Tiny African Country is the World’s Military Base

Take a look at this map and chart by Aljazerra, published just days after the last US troops left Afghanistan. It shows where and how many US troops are in each country. But there’s a country missing on the chart. That should be right...about...here. Sponsor --------- Politics & War - http://politicsandwar.com/ Social Media ------------------------ Map Shop - http://zacksmapshop.com/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/zackfleming Instagram - http://instagram.com/thegeographygeek Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/geographygeek Email Newsletter - http://eepurl.com/hSeKpj Sources -------------------- https://qz.com/africa/1056257/how-a-tiny-african-country-became-the-worlds-key-military-base/ https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/open-source-backgrounder-djibouti-foreign-military-bases-horn-africa-who-there-what-are https://media.defense.gov/2017/Dec/29/2001861965/-1/-1/0/T_GUNZINGER_POWER_PROJECTION.PDF https://www.stripes.com/news/accompanied-tours-in-djibouti-us-military-looks-at-options-as-it-settles-in-for-the-long-term-1.277526 https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/why-do-so-many-countries-have-military-bases-in-djibouti/ https://www.africanews.com/2019/12/03/ethiopia-navy-to-be-based-in-djibouti-command-hq-in-bahir-dar-report// https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-conflict-explained.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-15336689 https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/chinas-presence-in-africa-is-at-heart-political/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-15336689 https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/indian-military-bases-outside-india-1624711766-1 https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/01/coronavirus-us-military-hub-africa-djibouti/ https://sipri.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/sipribp1904.pdf https://www.dw.com/en/tiny-but-mighty-djiboutis-role-in-geopolitics/a-57136069 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-djibouti/china-sends-troops-to-open-first-overseas-military-base-in-djibouti-idUSKBN19X049 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-military-djibouti/japan-to-expand-djibouti-military-base-to-counter-chinese-influence-idUSKCN12D0C4 https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1100052.shtml https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/06/global-insider-nato-china-ties-515188 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44369382 https://wilpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_RemoteWarfareAndSexualViolenceInDjibouti.pdf https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2019/11/25/djiboutis-biggest-mosque-courtesy-of-turkey-counts-down-to-opening https://www.cbsnews.com/news/al-qaeda-20-years-later-thriving-yemen-war-aqap-threat-us/