African Union – European Union Partnership on Trade, Development, and Peace: Addressing Challenges and Finding Solutions

Introduction The Joint Africa-European Union (EU) strategy launched in 2007 during the Lisbon Summit. The African Union (AU)-EU Partnership, was officially established at the first Africa-EU Summit held in Cairo in 2000 to boost sustainable development and economic cooperation between Africa and Europe.1 Overview Trade relations between Africa and Europe have gradually evolved over time […]

·
6 days ago

Is It Too Late for Peace as Zero Hour Approaches in Somalia?

Against Koffi Anan’s (the UN Secretary General at the time) better judgement, yet at the insistence of the US, and to save Ethiopia from a protracted war of attrition, the African Union (AU) got involved in Somalia as a Peace enforcer.1 To offer compensation to the AU, and give the occupation a legal or humanitarian […]

·
August 29, 2024

Developing a Relevant and Context-Driven Peace Education Program for University Students in Ethiopia: An Overview

Introduction In recent years, university campuses across Ethiopia have witnessed intermittent clashes that signify conflicts among students of different ethnic and religious identities. It is argued that, while ethnic and religious difference are not the only causes of conflict, they can become a driving force behind violence if politics and democracy are not firmly anchored […]

·
August 21, 2024

Latest posts

African Union – European Union Partnership on Trade, Development, and Peace: Addressing Challenges and Findin…

·
6 days ago
Read more
6 days ago

Developing a Relevant and Context-Driven Peace Education Program for University Students in Ethiopia: An Overview

by

Introduction In recent years, university campuses across Ethiopia have witnessed intermittent clashes that signify conflicts among students of different ethnic and religious identities. It is argued that, while ethnic and religious difference are not the only causes of conflict, they can become a driving force behind violence if politics and democracy are not firmly anchored […]

Read more
August 21, 2024

Totems as a Research Method in Field Research: Some Experiences and Reflections

·
July 31, 2024
Read more
July 31, 2024

An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumna, Timothy Chibuike Anyanwu

·
July 10, 2024
Read more
July 10, 2024

Unionists and Secessionists in Ethiopia: War-Making and State-Making Since 1974

by

In the twenty-first century, war-making and state-making have become enduring global phenomena. The case of Ethiopia exemplifies this trend. Viewed through the lens of Charles Tilly’s work on the connection between war and state-making, this essay explores Ethiopia’s political dynamics, including the activities of unionists and secessionists who have deployed various forms of  crimes against […]

Read more
July 3, 2024

Strategic Diplomacy Beyond Recognition: Taiwan and Somaliland’s People-Centered Relations in the Global Arena

by

Introduction The 1961 Vienna Convention1 establishes a comprehensive framework for initiating, concluding, and sustaining diplomatic relations based on mutual consent among sovereign states. International diplomacy typically obliges countries to adhere to established diplomatic protocols that emphasize formal state-to-state interactions. In contemporary international relations, unique scenarios arise when entities such as Somaliland and Taiwan, which are […]

Read more
June 27, 2024

Book Review: Guerrillas and Combative Mothers: Women and the Armed Struggle in South Africa

·
June 18, 2024
Read more
June 18, 2024
Load more
Close