The Doraleh Disputes

Benjamin Barton is the author of Political Trust and the Politics of Security Engagement: China and the European Union in Africa (2017) and co-editor of China and the European Union in Africa: Partners or Competitors? (2011). His research interests centre around economic statecraft and local agency attached to the BRI. Barton is Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, where he convenes modules on Chinese foreign policy and on the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific.

Chapter 1: Introduction: SSC, the BRI and the power struggle over the Doraleh ecosystems.- Chapter 2: Unpacking, delineating and recalibrating “third wave” SSC.- Chapter 3: The multilevel politics of Djibouti’s maritime infrastructure.- Chapter 4: The DCT: The fractious origins of a geopolitically-sensitive port ecosystem.- Chapter 5: The Maritime Silk Road effect in Djibouti.- Chapter 6: Reconciling “third wave” SSC with Emirati and Chinese infrastructure endeavours in Djibouti.