Global Politics

Peace and Conflict Case Study: Ethiopia

Background to Ethiopia Intrastate Conflict

Why Is Ethiopia at War With Itself?The civil war has shifted dramatically since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed began a military campaign in the Tigray region a year ago. With Tigrayan fighters advancing toward the capital, Ethiopia is at risk of collapse.

Introduction to Ethiopia

How to Pull Ethiopia Back From the BrinkWashington must help end the war in Tigray

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Conflict: Intrastate war

Perspective-Taking : Causes of the Conflict

Ethiopia’s Problems Aren’t PostcolonialThe country seems on the verge of falling apart. Here’s why it won’t.

Ethiopia’s Problems Stem From Internal ColonialismRobert Kaplan’s selective reading of history bolsters proponents of a centralized state while ignoring the legitimacy of federalists’ demands.

Why We Need To Be Concerned

'I Just Cry': Dying Of Hunger In Ethiopia's Blockaded Tigray RegionFor months, the United Nations has warned of famine in the embattled corner of northern Ethiopia after Ethiopia's government in June imposed what the U.N. calls "a de facto humanitarian aid blockade."

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Why the rest of the world is worriedThe stability of the Horn of Africa in part rests on a peaceful resolution to Ethiopia's civil war.

Why The Conflict May End Peacefully

Ethiopia's Breakup Doesn’t Have to Be ViolentA confederation of states must choose whether to follow the bloody path of the former Yugoslavia or the prosperous model of the European Union.

Ethiopia’s civil war: Five reasons why history won’t repeat itselfPrevailing political attitudes, security actors, alliances and geopolitics differ starkly from the final days of the hated Ethiopian military regime.

The Current State of Affairs in Ethiopia

Global Conflict Tracker l Council on Foreign RelationsLearn about the world's top hotspots with this interactive Global Conflict Tracker from the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Ethiopian forces have recaptured key towns on the road to TigrayBut it is far from clear that Abiy Ahmed has defeated the Tigrayan rebels

She was in Abiy Ahmed’s cabinet as war broke out. Now she wants to set the record straight. Filsan Abdi became the only cabinet minister of Abiy’s to resign over his handling of the war.

The hidden side of Ethiopia's brutal civil warThe BBC gains rare access to the country, hearing from civilians caught in the crossfire.

How to Avert Catastrophe in EthiopiaThe United States must bring all of its power to bear to prevent state collapse.

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