18 Aug

Drug Economies and Civil Conflict: Sudan’s Captagon Market and Regional Implications

While global attention has been focused on the collapse of...

18 Aug

Egypt’s Nile Diplomacy: Engaging Allies While Sidestepping Ethiopia

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a colossus of Ethiopia's dream, a...

17 Aug

Can Eritrea's Opposition Politics Transform Ethiopia’s Maritime Future?

It is a geographic truth, Ethiopia is the world's most populous...

17 Aug

A Lesson or Two: Somaliland’s Strategic PR and Global Lobbying

Recognition is often seen as the cornerstone of state legitimacy,...

15 Aug

Gold, Guns, and Foreign Patrons: The Atlantic’s Take on Sudan’s “Nihilistic” War

A Reading of Anne Applebaum’s Article for The Atlantic Anne Applebaum’s...

14 Aug

Fait Accompli on the Blue Nile: Why Egypt’s Bid to Encircle Ethiopia Will Falter

Egypt's strategy to encircle and constrain Ethiopia is not new,...