The Strategic importance of the Horn of Africa region and its position in international competition

Muhammed, Harir Esam

doi:10.37651/aujlps.2025.164342.1563

	The Strategic importance of the Horn of Africa region and its position in international competition
Journal of Anbar University for Law and Political Sciences
Article 33, Volume 15, Issue: 2 part 2, December 2025, Pages 858-873 PDF (614.77 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.37651/aujlps.2025.164342.1563
Author
Harir Esam muhammed^*
University of Baghdad _ Center for strategic and International Studies
Abstract
Abstract: This study aims to analyze and examine the strategic and geopolitical importance of the Horn of Africa region. The Horn of Africa region enjoys a significant strategic location at both the international and regional levels. Its importance is further enhanced by its vast mineral wealth, most notably oil, as well as other resources. The study addresses international competition over the Horn of Africa region, a region that has been and continues to be the focus of international powers as a major transit point for international trade and the primary gateway for Arabian Gulf oil. The study also highlights the competition between the United States and China in the Horn of Africa region The hypothesis of this research is that the Horn of Africa region, due to its strategic location, has made it a meeting point for international interests. Consequently, this region has become a focus of international competition and has a place in the strategic perception of competing international powers, due to its location and control over the movement of global trade.
Keywords
Competition; Horn of Africa; Waterways

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