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Unbowed and Unbroken: Eritrea Survives, Resists, and Advances Under Sanctions

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Eritrea@35 Series By B. Tekle Eritrea has long been placed in the crosshairs of an orchestrated international smear campaign—targeted not for...

The Anatomy of Africa’s Continental Failure: Expanding the Case for a “Radical Fix”

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by Aaron Abraha Sixty three years on, the African Union stands less as a testament to continental aspiration and more...

The Horn of Africa: Regional Integration and Institutional Dynamics

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Amleset Negash G. Hiwet The Horn of Africa: Present-Day InstabilityThe Horn of Africa has faced persistent insecurity and instability, particularly...

Maritime Dreams, Geopolitical Realities: Why Ethiopia’s Sea Access Ambitions Are at Risk

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By David Yeh Introduction There is a dangerous moment in statecraft when ambition stops being anchored in reality and begins to...

Eritrea’s Independence Was Not Granted, It Was Reclaimed

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By Alula Frezghi There are moments in history when ambiguity is neither accidental nor harmless. Eritrea’s independence is one such...

The Comfortable Hypocrisy of Middle Powers and the Horn of Africa

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by Ghidewon Abay Asmerom Introduction Middle powers like Canada, Australia, Germany, and the EU present themselves as principled actors in a...

Regional Vision: Cooperation Without Hierarchy — Moving the Horn of Africa Beyond Zero-Sum Thinking

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By David Yeh In a region long dominated by cycles of rivalry, shifting alliances, external intervention, and power based diplomacy,...

Ethiopia’s Reckless Nile Gambit: Trump’s letter, GERD, International Law, and the Urgent Need for Leadership Change

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By David Yeh Introduction Nations assert sovereignty not by defiance alone, but by judgment. When leaders confuse unilateral action with strength,...

Tinder box on the Blue Nile: The Looming Ethiopia-Sudan Conflagration

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By B. Tekle As 2025 draws to a close, the civil war in Sudan has metastasized from a power struggle...

The Horn at a Crossroads: Ethiopia’s Crises and the Failure of AU and IGAD

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by David Yeh Ethiopia, long considered Africa’s diplomatic heart and a historical cradle of civilization, is once again at a...

Eritrea Withdraws from IGAD: A Failing Institution

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by David Yeh Eritrea’s Press Release““Eritrea re-activated its membership in IGAD in June 2023, hoping that the Organization would heed...

Eritrea’s Withdrawal from IGAD: A Necessary Stand Against a Compromised Institution

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By ALULA FREZGHI When Eritrea announced its withdrawal from IGAD, some observers rushed to frame it as isolationist. In truth,...