Tag: #Bab el Mandeb

The Red Sea Is Not Abu Dhabi’s Chessboard

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan and the Limits of External Power in the Horn of Africa By Alula Frezghi The most important question...

The Frog with a Landlocked Navy: Ethiopia’s Red Sea Delusion

Fiction vs. Facts & Reality Red Sea Beacon -
Eritrea Is Capable of Securing Its Red Sea Coast and Maritime Domain by David Yeh There are myths, and then there...

THE MYTH OF AN ISOLATED ERITREA

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
By Auet Melache, May 2026 ETN NEWS24 EDITORIAL DESK: For over two decades, Eritrea has repeatedly been described by activist-academic...

Energy, Geography, and Power

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
Strategic Implications of the Iran Conflict and Red Sea Energy Corridor by Ezra Musa The Return of Energy Geopolitics For decades, the...

A Nation Written in Sacrifice

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
From liberation struggle to maritime responsibility, Eritrea’s martyrs remain the silent guardians of sovereignty along the Red Sea. By Alula...

How a Manufactured Crisis Threatens the Horn of Africa’s Future

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
Is the Prosperity Party Committing Political Suicide? By Alula Frezghi Just after midnight, cargo vessels move slowly through the narrow waters...

The Red Sea Is Memory, Not Myth: Why Ethiopia Must Face Its Past Before Rewriting Its Future

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
By Alula Frezghi At dawn in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the sea narrows to a corridor of global consequence. Oil tankers...

President Trump Is Not Your Errand Boy, Mr. Rubin

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
by Ghidewon Abay Asmerom The likes of Michael Rubin suffer from a familiar Beltway delusion: confusing access to power with...

Eritrea and the Red Sea Realignment: How a Power Vacuum Reshaped Regional Order

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
By Alula Frezghi Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in late 2025 was intended as a geopolitical breakthrough. Instead, it underscored the...

Eritrea: The Gatekeeper of the Red Sea the World Cannot Overlook

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
By Eyob Tesfamichael Habtab Introduction The Horn of Africa is undergoing a profound geopolitical transformation. At the heart of this transformation...

Eritrea and Red Sea Security: An Assessment Based on Observable Behavior

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
by Alula Frezghi Recent commentary in parts of the Israeli media and policy ecosystem has portrayed Eritrea as a potential...

Eritrea’s Rising Assertiveness: Shaping the Red Sea’s Geopolitical Landscape

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
By David Yeh Eritrea is emerging as a decisive actor in the Horn of Africa, signaling a potential realignment of...