How a Tiny African Nation Helps Police a Key Sea Route
US Navy vessels in the harbor in Djibouti City, a strategic location at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.
Photographer: Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi/Bloomberg
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A tiny East African nation has found itself at the center of one of the world’s most dramatic flashpoints.