Perhaps understandably, considering the higher profile crises on its doorstep, the West has treated Djibouti as little more than a tool in its arsenal – as a military base, launch pad for drone strikes, or venue for regional diplomacy – rather than a situation worth addressing in its own right.
ምናልባትም በሚያግባባ መልኩ ጅቡቲ የራሷን የውስጥ ችግር ከመፍታቷ ይልቅ የምዕራቡ ዓለም ጥቅም ማስጠበቂያ መሳሪያ እና የአካባቢው ወታደራዊ ማዕከልነትና ዲፕሎማሲያዊ ጥቅም ማስጠበቂያ ብቻ ናት፡፡