Debunking The Claim That The Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU Violates The 2018 Tripartite Agreement By Andrew Korybko Somalia and Eritrea obviously didn’t intend to, but their obstruction of Ethiopia’s peaceful naval plans pushed Addis to recognize Somaliland and therefore bring about long-overdue historical… Read More ›
Somalia Should Negotiate A “Dignified Divorce” With Somaliland As Soon As Possible By Andrew Korybko Egypt and Eritrea, which want to contain Ethiopia through proxy war means, might try to push Somalia into going to war over this issue. Mogadishu would… Read More ›
Ethiopia’s Port Deal With Somaliland Is A Diplomatic Masterstroke By Andrew Korybko In one fell swoop, Ethiopia will grant Somaliland the recognition that it’s deserved for so long, peacefully resolve its port dilemma with all that entails for preemptively averting impending… Read More ›
Interpreting France, The US And Russia’s Latest Statements About The Djiboutian-Eritrean Dispute By Andrew Korybko Eritrea’s regional security dilemma with Ethiopia and its troubled ties with Djibouti’s Western partners arguably impede its policymakers’ ability to appreciate the strategic importance of those… Read More ›
Russia’s Balancing Act In The Horn Of Africa Is Challenged By The Region’s Security Dilemma By Andrew Korybko Any attempt that Russia might make to peacefully resolve the port dimension of the Horn’s security dilemma for the purpose of averting a… Read More ›
Candid Observations About Ethiopian-Eritrean Ties One Year After The Northern Conflict Ended By Andrew Korybko The purpose in drawing attention to these candid observations about the reason why mutual mistrust appears to have returned to Ethiopian-Eritrean ties is to understand its… Read More ›
A Deal With Djibouti Is The Best Of Ethiopia’s Three Diplomatic Options For A Red Sea Port By Andrew Korybko Djibouti already hosts foreign bases, its leadership has an interest in diversifying their country’s yearly revenue streams through lucrative foreign investments,… Read More ›
The US Is Once Again Trying To Stir Trouble Inside Ethiopia And Between It And Eritrea By Andrew Korybko Instead of respecting Ethiopia’s sovereign right to manage its domestic and international affairs, the US is pressuring it through unsolicited demands into… Read More ›
Everyone Should Read Eritrean President Afwerki’s Explanation Of The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko President Afwerki is the longest-serving and most consistent anti-imperialist alive so his assessment should be taken seriously by all observers. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki met with… Read More ›
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