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The Red Sea Is Not Abu Dhabi’s Chessboard

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

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...

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 Potemkin Maritime State: Ethiopia’s Red Sea Delusion and the Politics of Make-Believe

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By David Yeh There are moments in geopolitics when ambition crosses the line from aspiration into farce, when a state...

Eritrea and Red Sea: Littoral States, Not Foreign Fleets

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By Debessai Tsegai The Red Sea is not merely a waterway. It is one of the world’s most indispensable arteries,...

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

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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

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

The Hallucination at the Heart of Power: Abiy’s Delusion

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By Alula Frezghi A Leader Speaking Beyond Strategic Reality Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s recent declaration in Hawassa was framed as a...

Erdogan’s Dash to Addis Was Not a Courtesy Call

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The Red Sea Littoral States — With Eritrea at the Core — Are Drawing Boundaries By Alula Frezghi For years, the...

The Red Sea Is Not a Remedy for Ethiopia’s Internal Ills

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By Alula Frezghi Introduction Geography is not a grievance, and history is not a bargaining chip. Yet in the Horn of...

Red Sea Is Calling: How a Covert Smuggling Network Is Reshaping the Horn of Africa

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By Alula Frezghi The Red Sea is no longer a mosaic of isolated crises. It has become a single, interconnected...

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

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