Research, policy analysis and commentary on governance, security and development across the Horn of Africa.
How Ethiopia's war reached this point, the risk of spillover into Eritrea and Sudan, and the case for an inclusive transitional government and a negotiated settlement of the national question.
Read the article →Why shared ethnic ties across borders cannot justify claims over a neighbour's land and ports, and why access to the sea must come through negotiation between sovereign states.
Read the article (Arabic) →Why Ethiopia's wars keep returning, and the case for an inclusive transitional government, a federation that is real in practice, and a settlement built on consent rather than conquest.
Read the article →How the economic interdependence of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia can be organised through cooperation and respect for sovereignty, with a practical agenda and a four-phase roadmap.
Read the article →A response to Ambassador Biruk Mekonnen on Ethiopia's quest for sea access, arguing that the principle of sovereignty applies equally to every state in the Horn.
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