Naval Strategy East of Suez: The Role of Djibouti by Charles Koburger is not as dry as it sounds. It's full of history (albeit with a military slant), and gives great insights into the country.Djibouti: Pawn of the Horn of Africa by Robert Saint-Veran looks at colonial and more recent politics.Country Review, Djibouti 1998/1999, edited by Robert Kelly, Debra Ewing, Stanton Doyle and Denise Youngblood, is a concise source of political and economic information on Djibouti.