Hypocrisy at Sea: Ethiopian Elites’ Double Standards on Red Sea Access...
Introduction: Landlocked Ethiopia’s ruling elite have revived an age-old obsession: obtaining direct access to the Red Sea through Eritrean territory. In doing so, they have unfurled a...
Abiy Ahmed’s Dangerous Rhetoric: Ethiopia’s Internal Collapse and the Return of...
The recent statements by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed delivered during a parliamentary session in response to questions from members of parliament—have raised alarm...
Ethiopia’s Boundary Policy: From Imperial Consolidation to Contemporary Contradictions
Prefatory Summary: The Narrative According to the Ethiopian Reporter
In January 2021, the Ethiopian newspaper The Reporter published a lengthy article titled “Why Did Sudan...
Reflections on the Ankara Declaration: Hopes and Reservations for the Horn...
The Ankara Declaration, signed on December 11, 2024, between Ethiopia and Somalia, represents a significant diplomatic breakthrough in the turbulent geopolitics of the Horn...
Ethiopian Naval Revival Ambition and its Impact on the Region
Landlocked Ethiopia agreed to lease 20 km (12 miles) of coastline from Somaliland to set up a naval base and commercial port in exchange...
Ethiopia and Eritrea’s Future Relationship Should be Transactional
The current Eritrean government and its predecessor, the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF), have long opposed any secessionist tendencies in Ethiopia. Eritrea has consistently...
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