Maritime security
Bab el-Mandeb, shipping risk, naval presence, coastal security, and maritime governance.
Research area
Red Sea and Arabian Peninsula Affairs
How maritime routes, external powers, investment, security partnerships, and diplomacy reshape the Horn of Africa.
Scope
Research scope
HAI studies the Horn of Africa as part of a wider Red Sea and Arabian Peninsula regional system. Research examines maritime security, ports, infrastructure finance, external investment, security partnerships, food and energy systems, diplomacy, and strategic competition across the region.
Core questions
Core research questions
Ports and trade corridors
Port development, logistics, inland connections, trade routes, and infrastructure competition.
Investment and finance
Investment from the Arabian Peninsula, development finance, sovereign investment, procurement, and infrastructure governance.
Security partnerships
Defense cooperation, military access, training, acquisition, and external influence.
Regional diplomacy
Mediation, alliances, regional organizations, and changing patterns of political cooperation.
Strategic competition
How external powers, infrastructure, security, and economic interests interact across the Red Sea system.
Research Outputs
Research and policy analysis
Strategic assessments, maritime-risk studies, infrastructure and investment analysis, regional scenarios, institutional mapping, and policy analysis.
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