About Us

A premier Independent Research and Publication Think Tank.

Founded in 2021, Horn Review is a leading independent research and publication platform headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The organization specializes in providing in-depth analysis and strategic insights into critical political, diplomatic, and security issues affecting both the Horn of Africa and the global political landscape.

Focus Areas

Regional and Global
Politics

Examining political dynamics with implications for Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.

Diplomatic
Affairs

Analyzing key diplomatic developments and their regional impacts.

Security
Studies

Offering insights into security challenges, conflicts, and peacebuilding efforts.

Mission

  • To deliver high-quality, evidence-based research that informs policy decisions, fosters dialogue, and enhances understanding of complex regional and global issues, primarily focused on the regional politics, diplomacy and security matters.
  • To aid the broader policy landscape in the development of the Horn of Africa as a stable, prosperous and well integrated region that actively seeks to cultivate harmony and partnership with key regional and global actors towards fostering peace, security, and progress.

To be the foremost authority and resource for research and analysis on the Horn of Africa, shaping discourse and influencing policy for a more stable and prosperous region.

Specific Objectives:

  • Cultivate Conducive Environments: Foster intellectual, institutional, and cultural settings that enable the formulation and implementation of policies aimed at stabilizing, harmonizing, and developing the Horn of Africa region.
  • Facilitate Regional and Continental Network: Create platforms to interlink subject matter experts, practitioners, academics, and policymakers from the Horn of Africa and the broader African continent to encourage collaboration and shared solutions.
  • Enhance Foreign Engagement: Influence foreign partners to increase their involvement in mutually beneficial diplomatic, security, and development cooperation by highlighting the Horn’s strategic potential and providing insights into regional policy frameworks.
  • ainstream African Perspectives: Explore, amplify, and integrate African viewpoints into the discourse on regional security challenges and diplomatic opportunities, ensuring local voices shape solutions and narratives about the Horn of Africa.

Horn Review’s objectives align with its mission to bridge research, policy, and action, promoting stability, development, and collaboration within the Horn of Africa and beyond.

Vision

Value

  • Excellence: Commitment to rigorous, unbiased, and high-quality research.
  • Integrity: Upholding transparency and ethical practices in all endeavors.
  • Collaboration: Building partnerships across academia, governments, and civil society.
  • Inclusivity: Amplifying diverse voices and perspectives in analysis and discussion.
  • Innovation: Embracing new approaches to tackle evolving challenges in the region.

Horn Review is also committed to fostering a culture of critical reflection, inquisitiveness, pragmatism and sustainability throughout all of its operations.
While it intends to collaborate closely with all interest groups in the region to promote its ideas and safe spaces for critical discourse, it will maintain its status as an independent, non-partisan, non-sectarian, and non-profit organization throughout its activities.