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This article scrutinizes the rivalry of superpowers in the Horn of Africa during the Ogaden War. It mainly examines the Soviet involvement over the Ethiopia-Somalia boundary conflicts (1977-1978). The study utilizes both primary and secondary sources. The archival sources of the study are collected from institutions such as MOFA, ENALA, and IES where aides-memoir, speeches, and exchange of correspondences are consulted. The secondary sources are also collected from various published works. After the data is gathered through various sources, it interpreted through historical methodologies. The finding of the study highlights the conventional wisdom of superpowers' intervention in the Horn of Africa during the Cold War period; it pursues to underscore the complex interplay of the realpolitik of the Soviet foreign policy towards the Horn. It also outlines the Soviet policy perspectives in Africa and its response to the Ogaden War. The result of the study claims that the influence of the Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa generally attracts other powers in the region. Indeed, the Soviet influence in the Horn of Africa escalates the local war into an international dimension. This is therefore; the study concludes the rivalry of superpowers in the Ogaden War was to counterweight their balance of power in the Horn of Africa.

This book looks at the changing dynamics and regional power play between China and South Asia. It explores crucial issues such as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the changing nature of China-India relations; China's trident approach in South Asia and its rising influence in the region;theresponses of small states to rising China; China's twenty-first-century Belt and Road Initiative; China and India; China's rise and the USA's security policy vis--vis India; the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and regional security; and Russia's Pivot to the East' and its impact on the Asia-Pacific region. The volume brings together theviews of scholars from China, South Asia and beyond on different aspects of China and South Asia engagement, including regional politics, connectivity, infrastructure and development projects, power politics, economy, ideology and culture. The chapters offer insights into trends and challenges within China's economic and security environment as impacted by globalization, regional interests and the demands of cooperation. They present critical, comprehensive and expert analyses of China's engagement with South Asia by covering historical, sociological, political, cultural, economic and strategic factors while including perspectives from individual countries. This volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of Chinese studies, politics and international relations, South Asian studies, foreign policy, diplomacy, security and strategic studies and political studies, as well as to those in media, policymakers, bureaucrats, diplomats and think tanks.

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Türkiye's Middle Corridor (MC) are two ambitious initiatives that foster trans-continental integration. These two grand schemes have been developed independently of one another. Nonetheless, they have the common objective of connecting Europe and Asia as well as facilitating commercial, economic, political, and socio-cultural interactions between the two continents. While the MC is one of the most important components of the BRI, the alignment of these two projects will offer a range of benefits for Türkiye's MC, especially in finding alternative financing sources. This article aims to examine the history, objectives, and phases of Türkiye's MC. In doing so, it harmonizes the BRI with the MC and examines the opportunities that the integration offers for the region, as well as its inherent risks and challenges. This research is also significant and worthwhile as it provides insights into the compatibility of the BRI and the MC.