The country that is turning into one giant military base
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Djibouti is a tiny country with no resources except for one: its location. China, the United States, and France are just 3 of the powers vying for access to the vital choke point Djibouti borders.

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Special thanks to:
- David Vine, Professor of Anthropology, American University
- Sankalp Gurjar, Author of “The Superpowers’ Playground: Djibouti and Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific in the 21st Century”
- Hassan Cher Hared, Journalist

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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 Intro
5:36 Geography makes history
8:50 Djibouti’s new reality
14:28 China builds a base
16:42 Local impacts
19:37 Geopolitics on steroids
22:58 Conclusion

About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.

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