Vestnik RUDN. International RelationsVestnik RUDN. International RelationsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения2313-06602313-0679федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)3419610.22363/2313-0660-2023-23-1-130-143TQVHCIHISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSИСТОРИЯ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ双方关系历史Research ArticleThe Dynamics of China - Ethiopia Relations during the Ogaden War, 1977-1978Развитие китайско-эфиопских отношений в ходе Огаденской войны 1977-1978 гг.https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9010-322XYalewMesafint T.ЯлевМесафинт Тарекегн

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mesafint@shu.edu.cnКолледж гуманитарных наук, Шанхайский университет30032023231International Security: Global and Regional TrendsМеждународная безопасность: глобальные и региональные тренды13014302042023Copyright ©; 2023, Yalew M.T.Copyright ©; 2023, Ялев М.Т.2023Yalew M.T.Ялев М.Т.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/34196

This study examines superpower competition in the Horn of Africa during the Ogaden War (1977-1978). It deals mainly with China’s response to the Ogaden War. The author uses both primary and secondary sources. Primary research sources were collected from various agencies and institutions such as the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES), and periodicals using memoirs, speeches, and correspondence exchanges. Secondary sources are gathered from published and unpublished sources. The study defines conventional wisdom about superpower and Chinese intervention in the Horn of Africa during the Ogaden War; it seeks to highlight the complex interplay of real China’s foreign policy toward the Horn of Africa. It also describes China’s perspectives on policy in Africa and its response to the Ogaden War. The study claims that the Soviet Union’s influence in the Horn of Africa generally draws China into regional affairs. Indeed, Soviet influence in the Horn of Africa shifted the Ogaden War into an international dimension. Thus, the study concludes that China’s reaction to the Horn events was primarily aimed at leveling out the Soviet Union’s sphere of influence in the region.

Исследование посвящено вмешательству великих держав, в первую очередь США и СССР, а также КНР, в дела стран Африканского Рога во время Огаденской войны (1977-1978 гг.). Наряду с изучением общепринятых представлений о соперничестве двух сверхдержав в районе Африканского Рога автор стремится подчеркнуть сложное взаимодействие реальной политики Китая в отношении Африканского Рога, прежде всего Сомали и Эфиопии, с его отношениями с СССР и США, описывая перспективы китайской политики в Африке и реакцию Пекина на Огаденскую войну. В исследовании используются как публицистические, так и делопроизводственные источники, мемуары политических деятелей, материалы СМИ. Утверждается, что Китай обратил внимание на п-ов Сомали из-за активной политики СССР в регионе. Автор приходит к заключению, что советское влияние в регионе Африканского Рога привело к тому, что Огаденская война вышла за его пределы и приобрела международный масштаб, а реакция Китая на Огаденскую войну была в первую очередь направлена на то, чтобы сократить сферу влияния Советского Союза в регионе.

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