Tag: #Red Sea

Always Betting on the Wrong Horse: America’s Myopic Policy in the Horn

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
The Sanctions Theater Washington’s latest visa restrictions on so-called “hardline TPLF” leaders are being sold as a contribution to peace....

After the Ship Has Sailed: Ethiopia’s Myth of 3,000-Year Ownership of the Red Sea Coast

Fiction vs. Facts & Reality Red Sea Beacon -
By Simon Zecharias Introduction: Ethiopia did not lose Assab in 1993. It lost an occupation. It lost the temporary possession of...

The Myth of Foreign Military Bases In Eritrea

Fiction vs. Facts & Reality Red Sea Beacon -
Eritrea is not for Sale! by Ghidewon Abay Asmerom Few accusations reveal the dishonesty of anti-Eritrean propaganda more clearly than the...

The Advisory State

Research & Analysis Red Sea Beacon -
Part 2A: The Architects of Influence  How UAE Recruits the Exiled, the Disgraced, and the Displaced By Ahmed Mahmoud In 2013, Serbian...

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...

If Eritrea is Artificial, then so is Africa—and Even More so Ethiopia

Fiction vs. Facts & Reality Red Sea Beacon -
by Ghidewon Abay Asmerom MYTH: "Eritrea is an artificial colonial creation of Italy and sustained by Arab patronage" FACT: Eritrean independence...

Myths About Eritrea: A Fact-Based Examination

Fiction vs. Facts & Reality Red Sea Beacon -
Beginning today, Red Sea Beacon launches a special eleven-part series, Myths About Eritrea: A Fact-Based Examination. Over the coming...

Asmara at the Center: Eritrea and the Collapse of the Old Horn of Africa Order

History Red Sea Beacon -
By Dawit Gebremichael Habte Introduction For more than eighty years, the Horn of Africa has been organized around a single geopolitical...

The Fallacy of the IFA Proposal: Why Sovereign Boundaries, Not Coerced Normative Demands, Condition Bilateral Peace

Opinion Red Sea Beacon -
by Mihreteab Medhanie The recent framework (May 22, 2026) published by the Ethiopian Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA), titled “Ethiopia-Eritrea...

Eritrea’s Resilience:  A Corollary of Unremitting External Hostility

Eritrea@35 Red Sea Beacon -
By Tesfay  Aradom, PhD “I conclude that Eritreans will meet these challenges with the same determination and resourcefulness that characterized...

Eritrea’s Relentless Quest for Peace: An Anchor of Harmony & Stability in the Horn of Africa

Eritrea@35 Red Sea Beacon -
by Yemane Abselom Introduction African states were largely shaped during the colonial era, when European powers partitioned the continent with little...

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...