Strongmen, coups, corruption drive Horn of Africa to the brink
The world is watching as Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan suffer from systemic spoilers — and it’s getting worse everyday.
The world is watching as Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan suffer from systemic spoilers — and it’s getting worse everyday.
Nine US mentees have overthrown governments since 2008, including one last week. Meanwhile, extremist attacks have increased 70 percent.
He is playing an intricate game to ensure that at the end of the day the military coup will be a “fait accompli.”
Regional responses have been unclear, reactionary, and in some cases supportive of the recent military coup.
Pro-democracy protests have been brutally suppressed amid calls for the international community to engage.
General Abdel Fatah al-Burhan’s takeover is more about protecting himself than helping the Sudanese people.
Well ahead of ‘normalization,’ Middle East elites were tapping into Tel Aviv’s influence in Washington, much to both’s advantage.
Blinken is commemorating Israel ‘normalization’ tomorrow but these agreements are about conflict with Iran, not regional peace.
Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan have so far failed to come to terms on the still unfinished project.
As with the UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan, the latest normalization agreement is a cynical short-term political move with lasting negative consequences.
Egypt and Ethiopia, along with their friends and allies, must avoid maximalism and find a compromise on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Sudan’s response to the coronavirus has been one bright spot in this ongoing pandemic. But it’s not out of the woods yet, and some say U.S. sanctions are preventing it from winning the fight.
To buy time for Egypt and Ethiopia to reach a comprehensive settlement on the Blue Nile dam issue, the parties should agree on a two year interim fix.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t want to go to jail so he’s doing anything and everything he can to hold onto power.
Israel is increasingly seen as a valuable partner in countering Iranian influence while pushing back against Turkey’s alleged ‘neo-Ottoman’ agenda in the Arab world.
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