The Somali Authorities And Al-Shabaab Are On The Same Side Against Ethiopia’s Somaliland Port Deal By Andrew Korybko Social media is flooded with warmongering from some Somali activists who all of a sudden consider Ethiopia to be more of a threat… 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 ›
BRICS+ Should Consider Creating A Forum For Least-Developed Sub-National Regions By Andrew Korybko Russia’s 2024 presidency and the group’s unprecedented expansion during its last summit in August combine to present the opportunity for implementing this proposal over the next year, during… 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 ›
How Could Russia Mediate A Series Of Deals Between Djibouti, Ethiopia, And South Sudan? By Andrew Korybko This piece aims to inspire their policymakers to further contribute to this idea with a view towards eventually facilitating such talks between them. Their… Read More ›
Russia Could Unlock Djibouti, Ethiopia, And South Sudan’s Combined Geo-Economic Potential By Andrew Korybko These ambitious plans are dependent on Djibouti agreeing to a series of Russian-mediated port, mineral, and pipeline deals with Ethiopia and South Sudan. Russia & South Sudan’s… 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 ›
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