The Strategic Importance of the Bab el-Mandeb and the Horn of Africa

Authors

Richard B. Remnek

Number

3

Abstract

The strategic importance of the Bab el-Mandeb and the Horn of Africa lies in their geographic positions, the one connecting two international waterways—the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean—and the other across that strait from the Arabian peninsula.

Recommended Citation

Remnek, Richard B. (1990) "The Strategic Importance of the Bab el-Mandeb and the Horn of Africa," Naval War College Review: Vol. 43: No. 4, Article 3.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol43/iss4/3