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Africa's Thorny Horn: The 12-km Chokepoint Holding Global Trade Hostage

Think the world economy is controlled by Washington or Beijing? Think again. The real power lies in a tiny, barren strip of water—the Bab el-Mandeb strait, just 30 km wide—where 9% of global oil passes daily. This video dives into the explosive report 'Africa's Thorny Horn: Searching for a New Balance in the Age of Pandemic' by Giovanni Carbone and the ISPI team. We expose how a Nobel Peace Prize winner sparked a civil war in Ethiopia, how a microstate like Djibouti plays superpowers against each other for rent, and why a terrorist group thrives because it governs better than the state. From the GERD dam water wars to the digital cable battles on the ocean floor, this is the raw, counterintuitive reality of a region that could collapse your supply chain overnight. Watch to understand why the Horn of Africa is the ultimate pressure test for global stability—and why you should care.