foreign interventions in the horn of africa
| dc.contributor.author | karmous saliha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-10-08T09:34:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-10-08T09:34:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-07-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The dynamism of the international system continuously drives states toward the pursuit , preservation,and maximzation of power ,making intervention a central instrument of geopolitical competition .Despite the growing body of literature on foreign intervention and the Horn of Africa ,both subjects remain insufficiently explored in relation to one another , particularly regarding whether the extensive foreign presence in the Horn constitutes merely a symptom of the region’s profound fragility or , rather, a major enabling factor in perpetuating and deepening that fragility . Accordingly, this study seeks to identify the principal international and regional actors operating within the Horn of Africa and to examine the motives, mechanisms, and the repercussions of their interventions. Adopting a comparative approach, the research analyzes the patterns of external involvement across the region and evaluates their political, economic, and strategic implications. The preliminary findings reveal a complex paradox. Political dynamics within the Horn increasingly operate through what can be described as a « political marketplace », characterized by transactional politics, personalized power relations, and the marginalization of institutional governance and state-building processes. Simultaneously, rival regional and international actors exploit the structural fragility of these states to secure strategic footholds, particularly in the context of shifting global economic priorities and the ongoing global energy transition, which has encouraged the development of adaptive and increasingly sophisticated mechanism of intervention such as infrastructure investment. The conclusions drawn from this study suggest that the geopolitical contest in the Horn of Africa has evolved beyond traditional security concerns and has become profoundly economic in nature. The colonial legacy remains deeply embedded within the structural foundations of these states , many of which have historically functioned as proxies , buffer zones , or arenas of external competition rather than fully consolidated political entities .As a result, chronic institutional weakness and limited state-building capacities have often led ruling elites to rely on foreign actors as a means of prolonging political survival , even as such dependency gradually drives these states closer to the abyss of collapse and fragmentation . | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.enssp.dz/handle/123456789/1195 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | The Horn of Africa | |
| dc.subject | Foreign Interventions | |
| dc.subject | The political Marketplace | |
| dc.subject | Infrastructure | |
| dc.title | foreign interventions in the horn of africa | |
| dc.title.alternative | a comparative study of motives mechanisms and repercussions | |
| dc.type | Thesis |
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