‘Our geography is our oil’: Why Djibouti hosts many foreign military bases

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Look at a map of Djibouti. It’s like a global security crossroads squeezed onto one tiny coastline.

Rival powers have set up shop right next door to each other. You can find American and Chinese bases just miles apart.

For this small nation, its strategic location is the ultimate resource. It’s more valuable than any mineral deposit.

They call their geography their oil. And every major military seems to want a piece.

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