December 2022

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad December 21st, 2022 The Horn of Africa States is a poor region at first glance. It is divided and each of its four SEED states seem to be breaking into ethnic enclaves that are moving in differing directions out of their own will or on the prodding of others beyond the […]

By: Shimelis Amare December 20, 2022 At the darkest time of Hitler’s Germany, a prominent German Pastor who found himself in a situation where he didn’t expect, wrote the following: First, they came for the socialist, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and

Sewale Belew –sewaleb@yahoo.com Background: Outlook on Neoliberal Repressive Politics and Culture of Cruelty Cruelty has always had a special place in dictatorial politics in which the government is often violently suppressing any opposition and criticism, controlling all industry and commerce, and promoting ethnic-led heroism and often racism in the name of waging liberal democracy. Such

Yonas Biru, PhD The geo-political space is going through a dizzying transformation with rapid changes of sign along its contour. Its center of gravity is also experiencing a tremor, if not a shift. Nations who are best prepared for it are those who are focused on limiting down-side risks and exploring opportunities for upside gains. This requires

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad December 19th, 2022 Human needs are generally insatiable, and economics is all about how to allocate scarce resources among the people who need them. Economics is defined in many ways, but we shall take the Paul Samuelson, definition of economics as being how people and society in general choose, with and

Without political reform, economic stability, and accountability there is a risk conflict could resume. By Addisu Lashitew, Stefan Dercon, Christian Meyer, and Mehari Taddele Maru/AFP Redwan Hussein (sitting, L), representative of the Ethiopian government, and Getachew Reda (sitting, R), representative of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), sign a peace agreement in Pretoria, South Africa on Nov. 2.Redwan Hussein

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad December 18th, 2022 A good rhetorical question! Which way for the Horn of Africa States in a Post-Western dominated world? The question is prompted by the fact that the West, which dominated the world over the past four decades and dictated trends in science, fashion, governance and rule of law and,

Yonas Biru (PhD) On November 26, 2022, I posted an open and unscientific survey questions on Twitter (@yonasbiru57) and Facebook (Koki Abesolome), asking people to list four things they liked and four things they disliked about PM Abiy. It was required that they provided both likes and dislikes to discourage his blind supporters and blind