Crises, Displacement, and Foreign Aid in the Horn of Africa

Dolapo Fakuade is Senior Associate at Coventry University, United Kingdom.Erman Akilli is Professor in the International Relations Department at Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Türkiye.

Fakuade and Akilli have produced an indispensable study of one of our era’s most complex geopolitical puzzles. This book transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries to deliver a nuanced, theoretically grounded analysis that speaks to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike.The authors’ innovative framework—linking political instability, environmental degradation, economic crises, and foreign aid and intervention through the lens of displacement—uncovers patterns too often obscured by fragmented approaches. Their comparative analysis of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia demonstrates how local resilience, interacts with foreign aid and international power dynamics, while their exploration of Turkey’s emerging role provides fresh insight into twenty-first-century diplomacy. Redefining how we understand crisis, displacement, and aid in fragile contexts beyond the Horn of Africa, this book is essential reading for anyone grappling with the intersections of humanitarian action and geopolitics in our interconnected world.

• List of TablesForeword by Dr Jon-Hans CoetzerPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Background and Introduction to the Concepts 2. The Interplay Between Crises in the Horn of Africa3. The Insoluble Dilemma of Crisis-Driven Displacement4. Theorizing the Role of Foreign Aid in Crisis Context5. The Application of Foreign Aid as Crisis Intervention6. Roots of Displacement and Crisis Interventions in Djibouti and Eritrea 7. Patterns of Displacement and Crisis Interventions in Ethiopia and Somalia 8. People and Power Dynamics of Foreign Aid9. The Soft Power Intervention from a Regional Actor10. Crisis Interventions: Local Initiatives Versus Foreign ConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Authors