Tag: #TPLF

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

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

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

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by Yemane Abselom Introduction African states were largely shaped during the colonial era, when European powers partitioned the continent with little...

Reckless General Tsadkan Gebretensae and the Contested Legacy of Power, War, and Political Ambition

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By David Yeh How many wars must a region endure before those who helped ignite them are finally held to...

The Assab Question: Sovereignty, Illusion, and the Crossroads Facing Ethiopia

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by Ibrahim A. Ibrahim In geopolitics, the most dangerous moments are not marked by gunfire, but by words spoken casually...

The Eritrean Defense Forces: History, Doctrine, and the Politics of Narrative in the Horn of Africa

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By David Yeh Forged in Fire: Understanding Eritrea’s Defense Forces Beyond the Narratives In the Horn of Africa, where borders have...

Ethiopia’s Internal Conflicts, Not Eritrean Aggression: Deconstructing a Manufactured War Narrative

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By David Yeh Claims that Eritrea is the primary driver of renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia are increasingly presented as...

Sovereignty by Appropriation: Ethiopia’s Recurrent Illusion and the Power It Cannot See

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By David Yeh Introduction When a state begins shouting about sovereignty, it is usually because it no longer possesses it. The Potemkin...

The Medieval State: How Ethiopia’s Treaty Violations Threaten Regional Peace 

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By Ahmed Mahmoud  The modern state defines itself not through territorial grandeur or diplomatic pageantry, but through something more prosaic...

Between Principle and Pragmatism: Eritrea’s Ethiopia Policy at a Crossroads

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by Yemane Abselom For more than half a century, Eritrea made a counterintuitive strategic choice: it tied its own security...

Ethiopia on the Edge: Abiy Ahmed Ali’s Brand of “Oromummaa”, and the Deepening National and Regional Crisis

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By David Yeh Ethiopia now confronts one of the gravest crises in its 130-year history. Under the Potemkin leadership of...

Ethiopia on the Frontlines of a New World Disorder

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By David Yeh The global order is fraying, and the warning signs are no longer subtle. According to the International...

Signature Diplomacy, Stalled Implementation: Abiy Ahmed’s Cycle of Unkept Peace Agreements

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By David Yeh Have You Noticed the Pattern? Abiy Ahmed’s Era of Peace Deals Without PeaceWhen Abiy Ahmed swept into...