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‘Our geography is our oil’: Why Djibouti hosts many foreign military bases | Al Jazeera
Source: Al Jazeera | 8 April 2026
[...] The Red Sea, transformed from a geographic cul-de-sac into a vital trade corridor after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, is no longer the reliable passage it once was.
Between late 2023 and the ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza in late 2025, Yemen’s Houthi movement waged a sustained campaign against shipping in the strait. The group launched more than 520 attacks targeting at least 176 ships, according to conflict monitor ACLED.
