Add
to it the Qatari soldiers that have already been present on the ground
for a few years to “mediate” the border dispute with Djibouti, and the
most important members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have
unexpectedly converged in what many might think to be among one of the
most unlikeliest of places. While it may have been difficult to foresee
this happening, in hindsight it actually makes quite a lot of sense, and
contrary to the conventional assessment that this is about Yemen, the
argument can be made that it’s also just as much about Ethiopia as well.
Unbeknownst to many, Qatar is the “ox driving the cart” in this case,
and whether they like it or not, the rest of the GCC states will be
reluctantly forced to follow its destabilizing lead if Doha decides to
throw Ethiopia into chaos.
The research expands on the briefing first laid out by South Front and should be seen as a continuation of their original work. It begins by setting the context for what’s been going on along the Horn of Africa lately and how the GCC’s military advances fit into the larger context of recent history. The piece then investigates the levers of influence for how Qatar could destabilize Ethiopia as well as its radical ideological motivations for doing so. Finally, the article concludes with a scenario study of how Qatar could
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The research expands on the briefing first laid out by South Front and should be seen as a continuation of their original work. It begins by setting the context for what’s been going on along the Horn of Africa lately and how the GCC’s military advances fit into the larger context of recent history. The piece then investigates the levers of influence for how Qatar could destabilize Ethiopia as well as its radical ideological motivations for doing so. Finally, the article concludes with a scenario study of how Qatar could
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