Superpower alignments in the Horn shifted entirely with the Ogaden conflict

Evidence

The Ogaden conflict, as we have seen, prompted an extraordinary volte-face in superpower alignments in the Horn of Africa. The Russians who had, as it were, come in to Somalia with the Ogaden (see above), went out with it, an about-turn which testified to the abiding force of local nationalism in the area – a point to which we shall return shortly. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 574 (#expands, via linked claim)

While this situation may lead to a suspension of war between the nuclear powers (or so we all must hope), it scarcely prevents them from engaging in military adventures outside their own territorial domains. The two superpowers in particular engage in what might be called “orchestrated wars” in peripheral areas of military strength. By these I mean military encounters, with the governments of other states or with guerilla movements or both, in which the troops of the superpower are not necessarily even engaged at all, but where that power is a prime organising influence. — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 187 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Somali literacy and the Ogaden war fused into a national obsession displacing Siyad’s cult; The 1977 superpower realignment in the Horn was seismic; Superpower alignments in the Horn flipped twice over the Ogaden — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 574 (+3 more)

Related

• Superpower alignments in the Horn flipped twice over the Ogaden (similarity 0.95)
• The 1977 superpower realignment in the Horn was seismic (similarity 0.91)
• By 1978 Somalia had lost superpower patronage while Ethiopia switched camps (similarity 0.88)
• Ethiopia’s 1977 expulsion of U.S. personnel triggered a superpower realignment in the Horn. (similarity 0.86)
• Somali literacy and the Ogaden war fused into a national obsession displacing Siyad’s cult (similarity 0.81)
• Ethiopian meddling in Somalia revived Somali nationalism, culminating in the 1977 Ogaden war. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Superpower alignments in the Horn flipped twice over the Ogaden #expands (0.85) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 574
• Superpowers wage wars abroad through proxies rather than their own troops #exemplifies (0.82) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 187
• Ethiopia’s 1977 expulsion of U.S. personnel triggered a superpower realignment in the Horn. #exemplifies (0.70) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 563
• The Ogaden War forced Somalia to sever its military alliance with the Soviet Union #expands (0.70)