As a former US East Coast sailor, my ship visited Djibouti and Camp Lemonier in 2009. Got a hair cut and went to the NEX. Then in 2010-2011 I got sent there to a mobile comms unit for about 10 months. Half time spent on the camp and the other half outside on humanitarian missions to Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia. Never heard of Djibouti before in my life until I went there and wow what an interesting country. Hottest place on earth, but the people are friendly and their music is great! Big fan of Somali music now haha! The time I was there, Camp Lemonier was s joint forces base that hosted French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Romanian, and Korean forces. Was so awesome to interact with other enlisted men and women from those forces. I loved the 24 hour DFAC and gym on that base.
Quick Summary: Djibouti may be small but is the only country controlling access to the main part of the strait separating the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. All countries nearby are hostile and/or under conflict so Djibouti's calm political situation and its extremely important location combined attracts important countries to control trade.
@@gyara7329 forget it ive seen this guy on multiple comment spouting about how Djibouti is still nothing but a french colony and that it used to be owned by somalia and called somaliland or something, and how it wouldve still been somalias if not for the french. literally something straight out of an argument two nationalistic balkaners would have
As a Djiboutian Since our independence on 27 June 1977 the Horn of Africa was already in turbulence due to the conflict that was happening like the Eritrean War of Independence (1961-1991), Ogaden War (1977-78), Ethiopian Civil War (1974-1991), Somali Civil War (1978-now), Eritrean-Ethiopian War (1998-2000) and our own Civil War (1991-1994) and also other battles/wars happening now. Djibouti accommodated migrants and refugees with the help of UN and WFP because of wars and famine. The French Forces remained present in Djibouti do to a provisional protocol of June 1977 laying down the conditions for the stationing of French forces, constituting a defense agreement because of the unstability of the region. There are two main linguistic and ethnic groups are the Somalis and Afars. Although most Djiboutians are Somali-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background.
@Zaydan Alfariz as long as tribal ideologies are given more power than nationalism Somalia Ethiopia and pretty much any nation with tribes and clans war will always be inevitable.
Why would you tell me that? Probably shouldn't tell me because if you're trying to keep a secret, well now i know. I dont think you should tell either side because if you tell both sides and they both know, then you're not playing anybody.
Nah he'd just insert his own bias and piss off all the people of the various nations. I'm sure he's got a lot of bad stuff to say about Serbs and Macedonians.
I’m all in favor of more channels talking about the Balkans. They have such a complex and brutal history. I’ve read about it for many hours and I’m still struggling to fully understand the ethnic and social aspects of Balkan history.
My uncle was stationed in Djibouti under the US navy command in the 90s and said the reason why there're many countries with military bases in the country apart from protecting each country and their allies'interest in the country and surrounding countries like investments and oil, another reason is because the government makes money from these countries by leasing the bases to them.
Also because Djibouti is placed directly next to one of two openings of the Red Sea, which is arguably one of the most important shipping lanes in the world as it then links to Suez Canal, the Med and from there the Atlantic. Djibouti is the only stable country in the Horn of Africa next to this opening so it makes sense as to why so many countries have built bases there.
@@samwell3 The best way to combat piracy is to start at the source. The recolonisation of East Africa is the only option. By seizing what little assets “nations” like Somalia and Djibouti have, and setting up British, French, or American military megabases, it serves a threefold purpose: the pacification of the nearby merchant passages, the neutralisation of the Gulf petrostates, and helps ensure what little natural resources these lands have are used for peaceful purposes. Immigration must also be severely curtailed. Unlike the Asian immigrant who is prized for his technical skill, the Latin American immigrant who is used for his labour, or the European immigrant who can conquer any challenge and obtain work worldwide, the East African immigrant is backward and uneducable. MAGA/Let’s Go Brandon
It is also intelligent from Djibouti, they can deny any bias toward said group of countries by having everybody welcomed for a fee. It also keeps each country in check. You don't want to have a case of guantanamo don't you ? Where you get illegally occupied by a foreign power that won't leave.
This opens up a whole new field of Djibouti jokes related to the military. "I'm being assigned to Djibouti. I'll be entering Djibouti at 08:00. I'll be on sanitation duty, keeping djibouti clean. Djibouti is of key strategic importance. A lot of major players have had their fingers in Djibouti. We need to ensure passage through Djibouti never becomes obstructed. If shit can't get through Djibouti and ends up getting backed up, solving that problem might take a major operation and it won't be pretty."
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The New York Times said that we will not going to last for two weeks in 1977. 45 years later we are still here. As a Djiboutian i am proud of my nation.
No they didn’t djoubti is still a French colony djoubti would have joined greater Somalia if it wasn’t for the French and did the New York Times really say that?
Real Life Lore has become such a big channel, thanks to its way of production that its total subscribers are roughly 7 times more than the entire population of Djibouti and almost 2 times more than the population of neighboring Eritrea. In fact, this video already has more views than half of the population of Djibouti in just 15 hours. May your fantastic channel grow more 👏👏👏
Hi I am the deputy secretary for the Djibouti state department. and I can assure you the only reason why we have all those military bases is because I didnt read the fine print to any contract. its also why Disney is probably going to build a military base here next
I lived in Yemen in the early sixties (Dad was an American diplomat). Yemen was just emerging from an almost medieval culture, so there was very little market for Western consumer goods. The nearest place to ‘go shopping’ was at Kagnew Station/Base in the PX. This American military installation was located near Asmara in what is now the capital of Eritrea, and had hundreds (or maybe even thousands) of U.S. military personnel and their dependents. It was a very important tool for the U.S. government to monitor communications. My first Barbie doll was bought at Kagnew PX. Our first Beatles albums were bought in Aden, which was a British Protectorate at the time and had plenty of consumer goods for sale. Asmara was a pleasant place to live.
Nobody is talking about this two day video that has over a million views. I love Geopolitics and I was really impressed to find a channel that is so huge talking about Geopolitics. Great job.
and landscape. I don't know if now, we can relatively travel safely in the country. There are nice canyons, bleu water with red mountains/rocks. And it's also a great plae for Snorkeling I wonder if life quality has increased for the people there. When I was in Djibouti, in 1993 there was so many miserable handicaped people.
I got stuck clearing landmines there for a few months. And in 2004, Djibouti declared that it was the first country in the Horn of Africa to be free of landmines & UXO's. (Hope I didn't miss any 🤔🙄😜).
I was transiting through Djibouti once on my way to Somaliland next door when my flight was delayed. I stayed at the Sheraton Djibouti along with other Somalilanders travelling through. The next morning for breakfast the hotel had a buffet out with all you can eat donuts. By the time families started waking up to eat, the donuts had already been cleared out by a bunch of kinda chubby, but friendly German soldiers who looked mortified when they realized a bunch of little kids were really hoping to have donuts for breakfast. The soldiers apologized and genuinely looked really remorseful.
@zakariamattu8613 Hi Zakaria. Somaliland isn't recognized by the UN, but like Taiwan, has a democratically elected government, it's own recognized passport, and stability. It was also a country for 4 days in 1960 until it joined with Italian Somalia on July 1st 1960. Somaliland has maintained peace for 32 years while Somalia's government only control parts of Mogadishu with billions of foreign aid and the military of the African Union. Hope that clarifies things.
It blows my mind how much information is explained in these videos from this channel. I felt like I had watched about 20 minutes of the video and I look and I’m only 11 minutes in but I’m like how have I learned so much already.
Thanks for this awesome video! I'm personally really interested in your videos talking about the Persian Gulf and and the states around it! Very well done!
This video was extremely eye-opening to some of the worlds most complex conflicts - Thank you so much for putting this together! Glad we have creators like this to catch us all up to speed.
Seriously he’s brainwashed you it’s bullishit and totally misinformation and fabricated don’t expect some shit RUclipsr tell you the truth, he’s just like you sitting 🪑 on using old computer 💻 for his income source
I remember reading somewhere that approximately half of the world's trade passes through the Suez Canal, so it makes sense that Djibouti has so many overseas military bases on its soil.
I have been rearching all 3 as well as dry bulk carriers and theyre extremely interesting. I invest my money into dry bulk vessels, oil tankers, and container ships. Theyre extremely useful. Very expensive but worth every penny when you really start doing the bean counting
I know someone from the Tigray region who fled for Europe. It's absolutely devastating hearing how she has no idea what happened to a lot of her family members back home.
Generally speaking, whenever RealLifeLore explores why nations do things, the answer will almost always come down to "oil and natural gas". Which is probably a reflection of... well, the lore of real life.
The reason for this is simple. Djibouti is strategically located. It acts as a play ground of geopolitics. Glad you brought this to light keep making great videos
As a Chinese, it was the first time I knew that we actually had an overseas military base, and it was next to the American and Japanese military bases. Do soldiers greet each other when they go to work every day?
As an American I hope your nation collapses and you guys become a republic. No hate on your people or culture. But your government I dislike with a passion.
@@thedapperdolphin1590 Yes, Chinese and US soldiers have to remain in their bases on regular basis. I think only French soldiers can walk around freely in Djibouti.
I’ve been deployed to Djibouti, specifically Camp Lemonnier twice with the American Navy. Its funny how they send you somewhere without even remotely telling you why, last time I was deployed was 2019 and it took a whole four years to figure out why. But he’s correct just about every NATO ally has a presence there. In the chow hall we’d have Japanese and Korean troops eating with us every so often. I always knew Djibouti was essentially using everyone bc why on Earth would you allow both China AND the US to set up shop there
Djibouti makes a lot of money from rent & trades from those countries. When I was running around Djibouti, clearing landmines, in the early-2000's, there were no Japanese or Koreans there; just a bunch of French soldiers (they were our interpreters).
For that reason, honestly surprised countries haven’t recognized Somaliland. If they did, they could have military bases there too, and they would keep many of geopolitical advantages of having a base in Djibouti too.
I understand why China, Spain and a few other countries haven’t to be fair. Recognising a breakaway state like Somaliland would be ironic considering they have some of their own regions that are trying to breakaway themselves Also there is no telling how successful Somaliland would be as an independent nation. Definitely better than Somalia and it’s probably the most successful country in that region besides Djibouti, but the future is uncertain
In fairness, there's alot of....iffy shit if a breakaway state was to suddenly be recognized as independent. Like it would likely lead to a domino effect of countless other attempts of breakaway states to demand recognition as well and so on for example, which isn't exactly ideal at times.
One MASSIVE concern India (as well as the US, for that matter) should have is if China strikes some deal with the Taliban to allow a gas and oil pipeline to be built through Afghanistan from Iran to the Chinese border. If this is ever achieved, China will be forever able to get oil for their military and army, and India will be unable to stop it with the Strait chokepoints (as it will be overland, and also this would allow them to not be dependent on Russia, who is in some ways another rival power to them).
In a micro territory bro. There guys can probably spy on each other so easily and the more bases come the more they grow the less land is available.. it seems like a dumpsterfire. On the flip side, putting indias base inbetween usas base and chinas base might be what ends up making it safer. If it was only china or iran there they may block certain people from going through. If everyone is there then no one gets to block anyone from going through because if chinas base blocks indias ships then usa and japan and etc etc etc etc are all going to be pissed and visa versa
sheer brilliance I would say, it generates 1 billion dollar annually and employee so many people. besides Djibouti handles shipment and trans-shipment so without those basses, the hostiles neighbours would be eager attack the global shipment.
The balance of power within Djibouti can be summarized as such : The French hold most of the city through their large land forces and have the weaker players under their umbrella. The US fully controls the airport and communications network. The Chinese have their separate enclave where nobody knows what they do, but they also have a visible footprint through ownership of the port facilities.
the fact that Japan, a country which constitution (at least until recently) does not allow their military to conduct offensive actions has a overseas base is mind blowing.
You gotta chill with the music... its too loud but its also too dynamic. This music has way too much range, drops and bass to be background music, it grabs your attention too much and makes focusing and digesting the information more difficult. So please chill, good music taste but chill.
My son is stationed there rn. I traveled as a young person til I was about 20. I told him when he gets home a lot of ppl don't realize that you can get culture shock coming home as well as when you're in a new place. I told him no matter what he'll always have a home and any emotional support when he gets home. As a 21 year old young soldier he thinks he can take everything in stride and he probably can but I had to take him by the face tell him we will always be whatever he needs us to bc I won't let him end up as a forgotten homeless hero.
Pirates in the area too so there is multiple reasons to have a weird global military base allience to make sure travel is protected through the areas for the same of the health of the globe
@@jasminedjibouti395 no there isnt pirates in the bouti but ive heard things about somalia which isnt far and i own a poor mans handfuk worth of global commodities transportation focused companies and sometimes in the area they will show on the tracking data when its updated that a ship might have armed guards on board when going around the particular area.
Long live Djibouti It look like everybody wants a piece of Djibouti! But I see multiple comment spouting about how Djibouti was part of Somalia or Ethiopia it was never part of. Its literally something straight out of an argument two nationalistic Balkaner would have.
It’s the perfect zone for a “battle royale” or a factions war game where some catastrophic thing happened and now all factions in the zone are blocked from the outside world and are in a state of everyone against everyone
True, it will become for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to have two lines, the first from the Arabian Gulf to the Red Sea, then the Suez Canal, to Europe and North America, and the second to Oman, then the Arabian Sea, to India and East and Southeast Asia. and East Africa.
@@zerologic7912 na, this is the one thing they afraid of if shit hits the fan. No trade, no modern country, no modern military. There was a time were castles and cities were surrounded, nowadays it's the choke points: malaka straight, here between djibouti and yemen (hence why iran tried so desperately to control yemen, and saudi and uae went all out to not allow it), suez canal, turkiye, unfortunatelly my country and neighbour (portugal/ morroco) which is why uk keeps gilbraltar. If u control these, u control the world. And all these countries use the stratigic location to their advantage and even sometimes blackmale to get away with unacceptable deeds. So long sea trade route is the most profitable, so long this will be status quo.
America: We will not allow Russia into Djibouti! China: We need more gas from Djibouti! Egypt: Whys everyone obsessed with Djibouti when we have a perfectly good canal in the front? France: We will flood Djibouti with our seamen! Russia: We will get a piece of Djibouti! Ethiopia: We will eat Djibouti alive! Djibouti: please guys... Just stop... Youve been at it for weeks. We realize what our name means in English...
I don't think these bases see each other as enemies but friends who protects the global shipment from the hostile neighbours who are hell bent to destroy that.
The Chinese just brokered a peace agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Also, there is a peace deal being negotiated in the Yemen war. You need to update your knowledge base.
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Djibouti is basically a pre game lobby for all nations
A magical place where you can see troops from all nations get together and hit the griddy for ukraine
@@dVector13 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh
Not all nations, more like a G7 kinda select group.
@@dVector13 Griddy?
@@dVector13 hell no
America, China, France, Germany, Russia, India, all want a little of that Djibouti
You know what I mean 😅
And Japan. 🥰🇯🇵👍
And Spain, they are also after Djibouti.
Shake, shake, shake, shake Djibouti.
Italy weaseled it’s way in there!
As a former US East Coast sailor, my ship visited Djibouti and Camp Lemonier in 2009. Got a hair cut and went to the NEX.
Then in 2010-2011 I got sent there to a mobile comms unit for about 10 months. Half time spent on the camp and the other half outside on humanitarian missions to Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia.
Never heard of Djibouti before in my life until I went there and wow what an interesting country. Hottest place on earth, but the people are friendly and their music is great! Big fan of Somali music now haha!
The time I was there, Camp Lemonier was s joint forces base that hosted French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Romanian, and Korean forces. Was so awesome to interact with other enlisted men and women from those forces. I loved the 24 hour DFAC and gym on that base.
Quick Summary: Djibouti may be small but is the only country controlling access to the main part of the strait separating the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. All countries nearby are hostile and/or under conflict so Djibouti's calm political situation and its extremely important location combined attracts important countries to control trade.
There is so much misinformation in this video
@@Bell_plejdo568p Could you say which things?
@@Bell_plejdo568p By all means, feel free to correct everyone.
@@gyara7329 forget it ive seen this guy on multiple comment spouting about how Djibouti is still nothing but a french colony and that it used to be owned by somalia and called somaliland or something, and how it wouldve still been somalias if not for the french. literally something straight out of an argument two nationalistic balkaners would have
@@awatcher4965 Lol that's disappointing. Funny but disappointing.
With all that coast line I really would’ve thought Djibouti would have more seamen
I'd say "rimshot," but that could be a double entendre, too, lol.
@@dumdristig lmao
Suppose Eritrea would be open, do you think it would be more preferable for a base than Djibouti?
Why did I read semen
@@Motoyoo same 😭
You have become a major YT geopolitical channel in the last few years. Keep up the great work 👍
As a Djiboutian
Since our independence on 27 June 1977 the Horn of Africa was already in turbulence due to the conflict that was happening like the Eritrean War of Independence (1961-1991), Ogaden War (1977-78), Ethiopian Civil War (1974-1991), Somali Civil War (1978-now), Eritrean-Ethiopian War (1998-2000) and our own Civil War (1991-1994) and also other battles/wars happening now. Djibouti accommodated migrants and refugees with the help of UN and WFP because of wars and famine. The French Forces remained present in Djibouti do to a provisional protocol of June 1977 laying down the conditions for the stationing of French forces, constituting a defense agreement because of the unstability of the region. There are two main linguistic and ethnic groups are the Somalis and Afars. Although most Djiboutians are Somali-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background.
@Zaydan Alfariz as long as tribal ideologies are given more power than nationalism Somalia Ethiopia and pretty much any nation with tribes and clans war will always be inevitable.
@Zaydan Alfariz somalian war will end soon
Are you yoo bootian
Bro how do you know English?
The foreign ministry military bases aren’t making your country any better
Djibouti: "I'm playing both sides so that I always come out on top."
everyone wants to tap djibouti
Put Djibouti on top of me
Singapore: Fascinating.
Why would you tell me that? Probably shouldn't tell me because if you're trying to keep a secret, well now i know. I dont think you should tell either side because if you tell both sides and they both know, then you're not playing anybody.
Djibouti would just become an all-out war zone if something were to happen bases are too close to each other
great job on your analysis. you included so many facts which i didn't know, and i served in Dj from 2018-2019. really great stuff here.
now its time for RealLifeLore to establish a military base there too and conscript some of his viewers and station them there
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Many RUclipsrs don't realize how heavily "force projection" gets factored into their algorithmic ranking. He would be doing himself a huge favor.
Let's join
Everybody wants a piece of Djibouti!
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I see what you did there...
Only b/s Eritrea avoided them! The US used to have the biggest base until it was kicked out by Eritrea's rightful owners!
Talked about Djibouti for 20 minutes
@koala10ish stfu this is a joke
That transition between the 2 maps at 4:07 was pretty cool
The french airfield there is called Chabelley, and when I was there some unit made a shirt that said “So deep in Djibouti I’m in Chabelley” 😭
🤣
oh my fucking god... i almost spat my fking drink out. holy shit bro.
mil humor madddd 😂
whats chabelley supposed to mean?
@@heinekelland9223 you need to be 15cm+ to unlock this knowleadge.
I think a video about the Balkans geography and how that influenced the history and politics of that region would be very interesting.
Nah he'd just insert his own bias and piss off all the people of the various nations. I'm sure he's got a lot of bad stuff to say about Serbs and Macedonians.
I’m all in favor of more channels talking about the Balkans. They have such a complex and brutal history. I’ve read about it for many hours and I’m still struggling to fully understand the ethnic and social aspects of Balkan history.
Suppose Eritrea would be open, do you think it would be more preferable for a base than Djibouti?
yes, I know nothing about it but this would be a really cool lens to learn about it through
Foreigners speaking about Balkans makes my blood boil.
My uncle was stationed in Djibouti under the US navy command in the 90s and said the reason why there're many countries with military bases in the country apart from protecting each country and their allies'interest in the country and surrounding countries like investments and oil, another reason is because the government makes money from these countries by leasing the bases to them.
Also because Djibouti is placed directly next to one of two openings of the Red Sea, which is arguably one of the most important shipping lanes in the world as it then links to Suez Canal, the Med and from there the Atlantic. Djibouti is the only stable country in the Horn of Africa next to this opening so it makes sense as to why so many countries have built bases there.
@@samwell3 The best way to combat piracy is to start at the source. The recolonisation of East Africa is the only option. By seizing what little assets “nations” like Somalia and Djibouti have, and setting up British, French, or American military megabases, it serves a threefold purpose: the pacification of the nearby merchant passages, the neutralisation of the Gulf petrostates, and helps ensure what little natural resources these lands have are used for peaceful purposes. Immigration must also be severely curtailed. Unlike the Asian immigrant who is prized for his technical skill, the Latin American immigrant who is used for his labour, or the European immigrant who can conquer any challenge and obtain work worldwide, the East African immigrant is backward and uneducable.
MAGA/Let’s Go Brandon
It sounds to me a family inviting a Lion to dinner. That is abuse they should leave.
It is also intelligent from Djibouti, they can deny any bias toward said group of countries by having everybody welcomed for a fee.
It also keeps each country in check.
You don't want to have a case of guantanamo don't you ? Where you get illegally occupied by a foreign power that won't leave.
And at this point none of them can change their opinions and invade because it would end up creating a new world war
This opens up a whole new field of Djibouti jokes related to the military. "I'm being assigned to Djibouti. I'll be entering Djibouti at 08:00. I'll be on sanitation duty, keeping djibouti clean. Djibouti is of key strategic importance. A lot of major players have had their fingers in Djibouti. We need to ensure passage through Djibouti never becomes obstructed. If shit can't get through Djibouti and ends up getting backed up, solving that problem might take a major operation and it won't be pretty."
😂
You Sir deserve a lifetime access to Djibouti for this comment.
@@manwiththeredface7821 Except you'd be put to death for making those jokes in Djibouti.
Enjoy my country djibouti get ready for the heat 🤣
What was the cause of disease and famine in Ethiopia ?
Where in Africa did the aids virus originate?
The 3.2 million year old ancestor named Lucy was found in Ethiopia after immigrating from …..
Considering how small Djibouti is, this is actually very crazy
Edit: I'm not talking about the country🗿
Only Booty 🤑
I think mine is pretty decently sized though
@@bababababababa6124 lmao
@Sajid Alam What if I do?
There's an album by Frank Zappa called "Shiek Djibouti". Lol
you've done it again RealLifeLore! again and again you have the clearest and most well presented explainers on geopolitics
The New York Times said that we will not going to last for two weeks in 1977. 45 years later we are still here. As a Djiboutian i am proud of my nation.
No they didn’t djoubti is still a French colony djoubti would have joined greater Somalia if it wasn’t for the French and did the New York Times really say that?
Can I get a link to the New York Times article
Suppose Eritrea would be open, do you think it would be more preferable for a base than Djibouti?
Thanks to the protection from your French masters!
You guys have the best flag on the planet
Real Life Lore has become such a big channel, thanks to its way of production that its total subscribers are roughly 7 times more than the entire population of Djibouti and almost 2 times more than the population of neighboring Eritrea. In fact, this video already has more views than half of the population of Djibouti in just 15 hours. May your fantastic channel grow more 👏👏👏
Love the channel. Unparalleled content. Amazing research and synthesis work. Only one issue: background music is distracting
Hi I am the deputy secretary for the Djibouti state department. and I can assure you the only reason why we have all those military bases is because I didnt read the fine print to any contract. its also why Disney is probably going to build a military base here next
@@ImperfectVoid8479 yep that is the deputy secretary for the Djibouti state department look it up
I’m from Djibouti we are somali but speak French
Now i'm picturing a soldier with mickey mouse ears on the helmet...
@@Specificify keep dreaming
@@arx3516 why do you think they took the Starwars IP. all them storm troopers will be ready.
I lived in Yemen in the early sixties (Dad was an American diplomat). Yemen was just emerging from an almost medieval culture, so there was very little market for Western consumer goods. The nearest place to ‘go shopping’ was at Kagnew Station/Base in the PX. This American military installation was located near Asmara in what is now the capital of Eritrea, and had hundreds (or maybe even thousands) of U.S. military personnel and their dependents. It was a very important tool for the U.S. government to monitor communications. My first Barbie doll was bought at Kagnew PX. Our first Beatles albums were bought in Aden, which was a British Protectorate at the time and had plenty of consumer goods for sale. Asmara was a pleasant place to live.
amazing, looks like u lived quite the life huh😅
Eritrea is across the red sea from Yemen. You’d have to ride a ship for over 900km for that trip to “go shopping” there. I don’t believe you.
@@1SmokedTurkey1 We took a plane ride. We only went there about twice a year.
@@temperanceblalock7514 ah that makes sense. I understand now
fun fact, Asmara in indonesian means Love/Love relationship
Nobody is talking about this two day video that has over a million views. I love Geopolitics and I was really impressed to find a channel that is so huge talking about Geopolitics. Great job.
Well we we are on a verge of ww3 so it got everyone interested in geopolitics lol
@@ChrisDrive This should be a great topic to start with if you want to be a youtuber
Djibouti's security policy is basically like: Which place is least likely to see a shooting? A gun show of course!
That’s actually true though
Brilliant lol
Djibouti is basically a pre game lobby for all nations🙃
Based and redpilled Djibouti
basically the us' 2nd amendment
Spent two years in Djibouti, and I can't wait to go back. Such wonderful people.
Thanks man
Thank you
and landscape. I don't know if now, we can relatively travel safely in the country. There are nice canyons, bleu water with red mountains/rocks. And it's also a great plae for Snorkeling
I wonder if life quality has increased for the people there. When I was in Djibouti, in 1993 there was so many miserable handicaped people.
Dang I thought you were setting up a joke
I got stuck clearing landmines there for a few months. And in 2004, Djibouti declared that it was the first country in the Horn of Africa to be free of landmines & UXO's. (Hope I didn't miss any 🤔🙄😜).
Singaporean here. Thanks for the eye opening explanation. Everything makes sense now.
I was transiting through Djibouti once on my way to Somaliland next door when my flight was delayed. I stayed at the Sheraton Djibouti along with other Somalilanders travelling through.
The next morning for breakfast the hotel had a buffet out with all you can eat donuts. By the time families started waking up to eat, the donuts had already been cleared out by a bunch of kinda chubby, but friendly German soldiers who looked mortified when they realized a bunch of little kids were really hoping to have donuts for breakfast. The soldiers apologized and genuinely looked really remorseful.
😅 there’s no such thing as Somaliland do you mean somalia
@zakariamattu8613 Hi Zakaria. Somaliland isn't recognized by the UN, but like Taiwan, has a democratically elected government, it's own recognized passport, and stability. It was also a country for 4 days in 1960 until it joined with Italian Somalia on July 1st 1960.
Somaliland has maintained peace for 32 years while Somalia's government only control parts of Mogadishu with billions of foreign aid and the military of the African Union. Hope that clarifies things.
@@ahrcahrc-yr6dm not true. Unlike tawain is technically independent somaliland isn’t not and has to use Somali passports for travel
@@zakariamattu8613 Somaliland is an unrecognized country, it’s a lot different then the rest of Somalia
@@nerdwisdomyo9563 no it’s part of somalia
It blows my mind how much information is explained in these videos from this channel. I felt like I had watched about 20 minutes of the video and I look and I’m only 11 minutes in but I’m like how have I learned so much already.
Thanks for this awesome video! I'm personally really interested in your videos talking about the Persian Gulf and and the states around it! Very well done!
This video was extremely eye-opening to some of the worlds most complex conflicts - Thank you so much for putting this together! Glad we have creators like this to catch us all up to speed.
Seriously he’s brainwashed you it’s bullishit and totally misinformation and fabricated don’t expect some shit RUclipsr tell you the truth, he’s just like you sitting 🪑 on using old computer 💻 for his income source
This was really interesting, RealLifeLore just shows the world in another perspective every video.
This was very interesting and informative, thank you!
I remember reading somewhere that approximately half of the world's trade passes through the Suez Canal, so it makes sense that Djibouti has so many overseas military bases on its soil.
Yeah that makes sense. That one little bit of water is the only thing keeping countries going around the entirety of Africa.
This was SO informative and well put together. Thank you
This has got to be a wild place to visit.
Crude oils aren't transported with container ships, but with tanker ships. Similiar with natural gases which are transported with LNG tanker ships.
Thank you. I knew I couldn't be the only one bothered by this mistake
Same
I'm just surprised that people still think somali pirates still exist in 2023
I have been rearching all 3 as well as dry bulk carriers and theyre extremely interesting. I invest my money into dry bulk vessels, oil tankers, and container ships. Theyre extremely useful. Very expensive but worth every penny when you really start doing the bean counting
Yes, containerized shipping would be a particularly inefficient and messy way to transport oil and gas. Thank you for mentioning this.
I imagine saying "Little Djibouti" was pretty satisfying 😅
I really like this illustration; it provides proper perspective of many of these geographical big weights!
Your videos are amazing. Seriously some of the best content on RUclips.
No one will ever resist wanting to have a piece of that Bouti
I know someone from the Tigray region who fled for Europe. It's absolutely devastating hearing how she has no idea what happened to a lot of her family members back home.
Definetely she was lying to u.
Generally speaking, whenever RealLifeLore explores why nations do things, the answer will almost always come down to "oil and natural gas".
Which is probably a reflection of... well, the lore of real life.
The reason for this is simple. Djibouti is strategically located. It acts as a play ground of geopolitics.
Glad you brought this to light keep making great videos
Yup, thing is, none of these bases are prepared for action in case kf war, they are only able to fight piracy.
It will forever be a location everyone on earth has interest in keeping clear for trade and commerce
I've been learning a lot from this channel, thank you.
As a Chinese, it was the first time I knew that we actually had an overseas military base, and it was next to the American and Japanese military bases. Do soldiers greet each other when they go to work every day?
I imagine they live on their bases and don’t interact much. Though maybe they see each other when they go into the city
As an American I hope your nation collapses and you guys become a republic.
No hate on your people or culture. But your government I dislike with a passion.
@@thedapperdolphin1590 I just imagined the Zoolander meme every time a Chinese and US soldier accidentally bump into each other in the City now lol.
@@thedapperdolphin1590 Yes, Chinese and US soldiers have to remain in their bases on regular basis. I think only French soldiers can walk around freely in Djibouti.
Congratulations to China for brokering a peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran 🇸🇦 🇨🇳 🇮🇷
I’ve been deployed to Djibouti, specifically Camp Lemonnier twice with the American Navy. Its funny how they send you somewhere without even remotely telling you why, last time I was deployed was 2019 and it took a whole four years to figure out why. But he’s correct just about every NATO ally has a presence there. In the chow hall we’d have Japanese and Korean troops eating with us every so often. I always knew Djibouti was essentially using everyone bc why on Earth would you allow both China AND the US to set up shop there
Work here as a contractor
Pretty smart of them i'd say, instead of being exploited by a single party, they make it a free for all and let the big dogs check each other
Djibouti makes a lot of money from rent & trades from those countries.
When I was running around Djibouti, clearing landmines, in the early-2000's, there were no Japanese or Koreans there; just a bunch of French soldiers (they were our interpreters).
@@Michaelcn515 how? Can you please tell me something more about it ?
@@howie27 what you want to know exactly
Excellent post !!
Everyone's all up in that Djibouti 👀
Everyone got a base in that joint bro its gotta be safer than i think considering the wack nightmare of a cumulative geopolitical nightmare.
You forgot to take out the "Thank you for watching this on Nebula"
They are crucial for the curiosity stream trade
Djibouti DEFINITELY wants to become the Singapore of East Africa!
For that reason, honestly surprised countries haven’t recognized Somaliland. If they did, they could have military bases there too, and they would keep many of geopolitical advantages of having a base in Djibouti too.
I understand why China, Spain and a few other countries haven’t to be fair. Recognising a breakaway state like Somaliland would be ironic considering they have some of their own regions that are trying to breakaway themselves
Also there is no telling how successful Somaliland would be as an independent nation. Definitely better than Somalia and it’s probably the most successful country in that region besides Djibouti, but the future is uncertain
In fairness, there's alot of....iffy shit if a breakaway state was to suddenly be recognized as independent. Like it would likely lead to a domino effect of countless other attempts of breakaway states to demand recognition as well and so on for example, which isn't exactly ideal at times.
Somaliland doesn't want bases used to send planes to bomb muslim brothers from across the gulf of Aden.
What kind of stupid comment it's part of somalia
There would be considerable pushback from the Arab League and African Union
These videos are great. Thank you!
Thought of this question after hearing about the evacuations in Sudan.
I love your videos man, they honestly seem to get better with time. Thanks for the content!
videos like this one give you so many 'aha' moments ...... extremely informative, tnx
India's Djibouti base is the main strategic point against china
Against? They just got into bed together re new currency among other things.
@@bwood1234qwert that common currency thing is just western doomsday enthusiasts on RUclips.
@@bwood1234qwert They are not united. At all.
they not friends by any means of the imagination
One MASSIVE concern India (as well as the US, for that matter) should have is if China strikes some deal with the Taliban to allow a gas and oil pipeline to be built through Afghanistan from Iran to the Chinese border. If this is ever achieved, China will be forever able to get oil for their military and army, and India will be unable to stop it with the Strait chokepoints (as it will be overland, and also this would allow them to not be dependent on Russia, who is in some ways another rival power to them).
Sudan: *starts to deteriorate*
The dozen armies in Djibouti: “I knew there was a reason we’re out here.”
Thank you for this video!
Djibouti is giving Uranus energy, and I'm here for it ❤❤❤
Did you just use the Civ 6 oil picture to demonstrate the routes that oil travels? I love it 😂
it's the only thing i can focus on haha
Very well made video. Thank you.
Cause everybody’s trying to get into Djibouti! Heyoooo
😂😂😂
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shake that Djibouti!
I want to enjoy this channel far more than I actually do.
Thanks for this awesome video
Djibouti is just setting up the stage for the ultimate free-for-all deathmatch.
In a micro territory bro. There guys can probably spy on each other so easily and the more bases come the more they grow the less land is available.. it seems like a dumpsterfire. On the flip side, putting indias base inbetween usas base and chinas base might be what ends up making it safer. If it was only china or iran there they may block certain people from going through. If everyone is there then no one gets to block anyone from going through because if chinas base blocks indias ships then usa and japan and etc etc etc etc are all going to be pissed and visa versa
As call of duty player this is hillarious😂
Also I'm very proud of everyone here that we've all decided to make jokes about Djibouti. Keep being awesome, y'all!
The logic of this comment makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
@@juansandrik9549 he pulled that logic out of Djibouti
@@SirNobleIZH the logic was so far fetched, he had to start reaching in chabelley
Im offended (im chronically on twitter)
Simply BRILLIANT! Thank you....
This is either sheer madness or sheer brilliance.
A smidge of both maybe.
sheer brilliance I would say, it generates 1 billion dollar annually and employee so many people. besides Djibouti handles shipment and trans-shipment so without those basses, the hostiles neighbours would be eager attack the global shipment.
The balance of power within Djibouti can be summarized as such : The French hold most of the city through their large land forces and have the weaker players under their umbrella. The US fully controls the airport and communications network. The Chinese have their separate enclave where nobody knows what they do, but they also have a visible footprint through ownership of the port facilities.
Djiboutians ask china to put a military there
Wrong 😂😂
Thank you for the video. Amazing.
the fact that Japan, a country which constitution (at least until recently) does not allow their military to conduct offensive actions has a overseas base is mind blowing.
considering how terminally addicted they are to global trade as well as friendly nations already operating there, i guess it makes sense
Their military does conduct humanitarty missions around the world
@@megalonoobiacinc4863 to protect japanese shipping would qualify as defensive action I guess
@@blackhawk65589 : Yep! And the Chinese claimed that JSDF Divers were snooping around its ship, while it was docked. 🤔
@@Nhexturtle i call it pirate
Djibouti can just fit so much inside of it
Great content as usual keep up the great videos
As an Italian I’m surprised we have a overseas military base.
🤣🤣🤣
Congrats?
serving the master
I'm sure Americans built it and Italy shares the space.
In Djibouti 😏
This would be a great COD or BF map
Great video 👍
As a Djiboutian🇩🇯🇩🇯 I confirm that..
Foreign military bases occupy almost a third of the capital!
You gotta chill with the music... its too loud but its also too dynamic. This music has way too much range, drops and bass to be background music, it grabs your attention too much and makes focusing and digesting the information more difficult. So please chill, good music taste but chill.
Just got to 12:20, background music with a police siren... you're doing waaaay too much lmao
Great video
Djibouti is like the world’s military base.
Its quite sad of a place in a quite unfortunate geopolitical situation but it also is a fortunate geopolitical situation in somemaspects too so
@@TheAnnoyingBoss We gain money and protection from our neighbors.
Without the money from those bases, the economy will be no more in that country.
So what you’re saying is that if someone invaded Djibouti, it would be one of the most bizarre looking wars of all time?
My son is stationed there rn. I traveled as a young person til I was about 20. I told him when he gets home a lot of ppl don't realize that you can get culture shock coming home as well as when you're in a new place. I told him no matter what he'll always have a home and any emotional support when he gets home. As a 21 year old young soldier he thinks he can take everything in stride and he probably can but I had to take him by the face tell him we will always be whatever he needs us to bc I won't let him end up as a forgotten homeless hero.
Best wishes to your son I'm sure he will do just fine when he gets back. Sounds like he's from a good home
@go away thank you, that's very nice of you to say.
@@MaybellineQueennobody cares lady
@@MaybellineQueenhe’s probably out gang r*pin some little girl in a 3rd wrld country
Countries are in Djibouti to protect their booty 😮🏴☠️
Pirates in the area too so there is multiple reasons to have a weird global military base allience to make sure travel is protected through the areas for the same of the health of the globe
Everyone wants to be in Djibouti
@@TheAnnoyingBoss pirates in djibouti huh 🤔 are you making thing's up
@@jasminedjibouti395 no there isnt pirates in the bouti but ive heard things about somalia which isnt far and i own a poor mans handfuk worth of global commodities transportation focused companies and sometimes in the area they will show on the tracking data when its updated that a ship might have armed guards on board when going around the particular area.
"My booty is mine, it belongs to me. You can't have my booty." Tom DuBouis
I am Djiboutian and I am surprised to see my country here! Djibouti is usually overlooked. Thank you Sir!
wow i learn so much thank you
Long live Djibouti
It look like everybody wants a piece of Djibouti!
But I see multiple comment spouting about how Djibouti was part of Somalia or Ethiopia it was never part of. Its literally something straight out of an argument two nationalistic Balkaner would have.
No such thing as, Djiboutian... Youre either Somali or Afar.
It’s the perfect zone for a “battle royale” or a factions war game where some catastrophic thing happened and now all factions in the zone are blocked from the outside world and are in a state of everyone against everyone
One thing you didn't mention in the video is that Saudi Arabia has agreed with Oman to build a pipeline to avoid Hormoz if needed...
True, it will become for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to have two lines, the first from the Arabian Gulf to the Red Sea, then the Suez Canal, to Europe and North America, and the second to Oman, then the Arabian Sea, to India and East and Southeast Asia. and East Africa.
I imagine it has a lot to do with the fact that it lies right next to a strait that is crucial for global trade
Yes, basicly. And none of these bases are made for an international conflict. They just made to fight piracy.
@@puraLusa yeah that would probably explain why everyone and their mother has a base there, this is the one thing they get to unite over
@@zerologic7912 na, this is the one thing they afraid of if shit hits the fan. No trade, no modern country, no modern military.
There was a time were castles and cities were surrounded, nowadays it's the choke points: malaka straight, here between djibouti and yemen (hence why iran tried so desperately to control yemen, and saudi and uae went all out to not allow it), suez canal, turkiye, unfortunatelly my country and neighbour (portugal/ morroco) which is why uk keeps gilbraltar.
If u control these, u control the world. And all these countries use the stratigic location to their advantage and even sometimes blackmale to get away with unacceptable deeds.
So long sea trade route is the most profitable, so long this will be status quo.
And that lies right next to failed states of sorts. Can't have any of that chaos spilling over into it...
@@HardRockMaster7577 something tells me the abundance of failed states in the area also has a lot to do with the same fact
Djibouti so good, all militaries want to go there
WoW and cool
America: We will not allow Russia into Djibouti!
China: We need more gas from Djibouti!
Egypt: Whys everyone obsessed with Djibouti when we have a perfectly good canal in the front?
France: We will flood Djibouti with our seamen!
Russia: We will get a piece of Djibouti!
Ethiopia: We will eat Djibouti alive!
Djibouti: please guys... Just stop... Youve been at it for weeks. We realize what our name means in English...
Love the content. Just a correction, the strait of hormuz is 33 miles (53 km) at its narrowest (just measured it on google maps).
Imagine Djbouti becomes a massive battleground for the great powers in a world war.
I don't think these bases see each other as enemies but friends who protects the global shipment from the hostile neighbours who are hell bent to destroy that.
@@Amen.ahmed1 I meant that fictionally not realistically
Popcorn..
@@Amen.ahmed1except some of th base owners are hellbent on destroying each other.
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Dijbouti welcomes thousands of new seamen inside annually.
The Chinese just brokered a peace agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Also, there is a peace deal being negotiated in the Yemen war.
You need to update your knowledge base.
Quality content 👌
Imagine a post apocaliptic game set on djibouti where the military powers get cut off from the main country and start factions of their own
That would actually be sick, I'd play 40 hours of that easy