The Doraleh disputes : infrastructure politics in the Global South / Benjamin Barton.
Barton, Benjamin, author.
2023
HF1612.3.Z4 C6 2023
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Title The Doraleh disputes : infrastructure politics in the Global South / Benjamin Barton.
Author Barton, Benjamin, author.
ISBN 9789811974397 (electronic bk.)
981197439X (electronic bk.)
9789811974380
9811974381
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7439-7
Published Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Copyright ©2023
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvii, 252 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-981-19-7439-7 doi
Call Number HF1612.3.Z4 C6 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification 338.90096771
Summary This book focuses on underexploited data drawn from various legal disputes over the Doraleh Container Terminal in order to paint a portrait of SSC when it comes to infrastructure financing and construction in Africa as provided both by the UAE and China. By producing a detailed account of the drivers behind these disputes as well as the broader political outcomes they have generated, this study provides invaluable conceptual and empirical lessons on the contemporary meaning of SSC. In doing so, it helps readers garner a more acute understanding of the role played by Global South states and the private sector (SOEs) against the backdrop of SSC. Benjamin Barton is the author of Political Trust and the Politics of Security Engagement: China and the European Union in Africa (2017) and co-editor of China and the European Union in Africa: Partners or Competitors? (2011). His research interests centre around economic statecraft and local agency attached to the BRI. Barton is Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, where he convenes modules on Chinese foreign policy and on the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series Global political transitions.
Available in Other Form The Doraleh Disputes
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Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction: SSC, the BRI and the Power Struggle Over the Doraleh Ecosystems
Bibliography
2 Unpacking, Delineating and Recalibrating "Third Wave" SSC
Introduction
Defining "Third Wave" SSC
SSC's Chronological and Conceptual Evolutions
A Critical Interpretation of "Third Wave" SSC
"Third Wave" SSC-The Panacea for Protracted Modernisation and Reform
"Third Wave" SSC-A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?
China, the UAE and "Third Wave" SSC

The PRC at the Vanguard of the "Third Wave"
China's "Third Wave" SSC Track Record
The UAE's Rising Dependence on "SSC 3.0"
Reconceptualising "Third Wave" SSC
Bibliography
3 The Multilevel Politics of Djibouti's Maritime Infrastructure
Introduction
Maritime Infrastructure in Djibouti's Political Economy and Domestic Politics
Maritime Infrastructure and Djibouti's Neighbourhood
Ethiopian Interdependence: A Blessing and a Curse
Choosing Djibouti's Ports: An Ocean of Calm in a Turbulent Neighbourhood

"SSC 3.0": The Conduit for Djibouti's Maritime Infrastructure Modernisation
An Unorthodox Route to SSC
Seeking Cooperation Alternatives in the Global South
Conclusion
Bibliography
4 The DCT: The Fractious Origins of a Geopolitically Sensitive Port Ecosystem
Introduction
The DCT's Early History (1999-2006)
The Djibouti Dry Port
The Port Autonome International De Djibouti
The Doraleh Container Terminal
The Horizon Oil Terminal
The Djibouti Free Zone
Other Noteworthy Investments
Djibouti's Place in DPW (and the UAE)'s Broader Strategic Vision

The Seeds of Discontent (2006-2012)
The 2006 Concession Agreement: Royalties and Regrets
The Blowback from the Global Financial Crisis
Legal Disputes (2010-Ongoing): Djibouti vs. Boreh/DPW
Legal Proceedings Against Boreh
Legal Proceedings Against DPW
Geopolitical Spillover
Driving up the Competition: DPW and Djibouti's Regional Rivals
Djibouti and the UAE's Souring Relations in Fraught Times
Conclusion
Bibliography
5 The Maritime Silk Road Effect in Djibouti
Introduction
Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Djibouti

A Brief History of Sino-Djibouti Trade Relations
Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Djibouti
The Core of Chinese-Built Infrastructure in Djibouti
The Doraleh Multipurpose Port
The Addis-Djibouti Railway Line
The Djibouti International Free Trade Zone
Djibouti's Place in China Merchants' Broader Strategic Vision
Legal Dispute: DPW vs China Merchants
The Fallout Over the DMP Ecosystem
The Conjoined Threat of Debt and Job Creation (or Lack Thereof)
The Geopolitical Considerations of the DMP Ecosystem
Conclusion
Bibliography

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