Abiy Ahmed’s Strategic Isolation Is Now in WritingIsraeli Recognition of SomalilandSomalia Scraps UAE Security Deals as Regions Push BackIsrael’s Somaliland Recognition Sparks Legal, Regional, and Security BacklashREDISCOVERING ERITREA: A UN Resident Coordinator’s Testimony of Progress and PotentialSudan at the Crossroads: A Peace Initiative Rooted in Accountability, Not IllusionsWhen Maps Become Messages: Ethiopia’s Dangerous Normalization of Territorial ClaimsEgypt: Cairo Draws Clear Red Lines as Sudan’s War Tightens Its GripEthiopia on the Brink: A Humanitarian Crisis Deepened by Political ChoicesPresident Isaias Afwerki: Ending Sudan War Requires Cutting RSF Supply LinesAbiy Ahmed’s Strategic Isolation Is Now in WritingIsraeli Recognition of SomalilandSomalia Scraps UAE Security Deals as Regions Push BackIsrael’s Somaliland Recognition Sparks Legal, Regional, and Security BacklashREDISCOVERING ERITREA: A UN Resident Coordinator’s Testimony of Progress and PotentialSudan at the Crossroads: A Peace Initiative Rooted in Accountability, Not IllusionsWhen Maps Become Messages: Ethiopia’s Dangerous Normalization of Territorial ClaimsEgypt: Cairo Draws Clear Red Lines as Sudan’s War Tightens Its GripEthiopia on the Brink: A Humanitarian Crisis Deepened by Political ChoicesPresident Isaias Afwerki: Ending Sudan War Requires Cutting RSF Supply Lines
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Abiy Ahmed’s Strategic Isolation Is Now in Writing

What Addis Ababa has spent two years denying is now staring it in the face—on White House letterhead. The January 16 letter from  Donald Trump  to  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi  isn’t just about mediation. It’s a signal. Clear, deliberate, and consequential. Washington is aligning itself

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When Maps Become Messages: Ethiopia’s Dangerous Normalization of Territorial Claims

There are moments in diplomacy when silence is louder than words. And there are moments when a picture—deliberately chosen, officially circulated—does more damage than a thousand speeches. The map displayed this week in a video released by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister’s Office belon

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Red Sea Doctrine: Littoral States Shut the Door on Expansionism

Cairo was more than a ceremonial trip. When Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki stood beside President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi this November, the message wasn’t about museums or optics — it was a map of how the Red Sea will now be governed. No slogans. No ambiguity. A littoral doctrin

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Djibouti’s New "Constitutional" Trick: When “Reform” Is Just Another Word for Succession

Djibouti’s National Assembly met this morning to approve what it called a “constitutional revision” — a phrase that, in that country’s political lexicon, usually means one thing:  Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is not done yet . The draft law, numbered  2025-03/ADP , raises the presidential

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