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The End of Israel’s Peripheral Doctrine and the Beginning of the Hexogen: Redrawing Power from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean (Indo-Med) – IFA - IFA – Institute of Foreign Affairs
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (145+ words) Institute of Foreign Affairs The Evolving Six vector Hexagon Alliances Implications for the Southern Red Sea and the Horn of Africa Eritrea: Eritrea's Red Sea coastline, proximity to Bab el-Mandeb, and islands give it strategic importance. Yet, its regime's anti-Western…...
Strategic Mirage: Egypt’s Military Posturing in the Horn and Ethiopia’s Enduring Sovereign Resilience - IFA – Institute of Foreign Affairs
13+ hour, 8+ min ago (1409+ words) Institute of Foreign Affairs However, the construction of the GERD has significantly disrupted this historical equilibrium. As upstream states increasingly assert developmental rights over transboundary waters, the basin is experiencing what scholars describe as a transition from hydro-hegemony toward a…...
Somalia’s Constitutional Turn and the Perils of Centralization - IFA – Institute of Foreign Affairs
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (140+ words) Institute of Foreign Affairs Amendments as State-Building, Not Mere Legal Reform Federal Fracture and the Security Geography of Resistance External Partners Can Support a State, Not Substitute for a Compact Political Economy, Displacement, and the Costs of an Incomplete Union…...
Inland Resilience Beyond the Red Sea Chokepoint - IFA – Institute of Foreign Affairs
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (148+ words) Institute of Foreign Affairs This is where conventional analyses often miss the point. Port access remains vital, but access alone is not resilience. Resilience is the ability to synchronize inland institutions fast enough that external shock becomes manageable friction rather…...
From Defense Pact to Governance: Azerbaijan’s Ethiopian Offer - IFA – Institute of Foreign Affairs
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (243+ words) Institute of Foreign Affairs The core significance of the February 2026 Ethiopia-Azerbaijan package is that it moves beyond a defense pact toward a governance package. Properly understood, the relationship is not about military symbolism; rather, it is about Ethiopia's search for…...
The Iran–Israel Confrontation and the Future Power Balance in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa - IFA – Institute of Foreign Affairs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (867+ words) The Iran'Israel Confrontation and the Future Power Balance in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa'IFA ' Institute of Foreign Affairs "-" ": " " " " " " " " " The relationship between Iran and Israel has undergone a profound transformation over the past seven decades. What began as…...
The 2025/6 Iranian Protests: Government Response, US Intervention Scenarios and Implications for Ethiopia - IFA – Institute of Foreign Affairs
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (246+ words) Institute of Foreign Affairs Against this backdrop, this policy brief assesses the effectiveness of government crackdown, examines possible scenarios on US military strike and analyze the implications of US-Iran rivalry for Ethiopia's strategic interests. Disruption of External Internet Service Possible…...
Where is the World Heading? - IFA – Institute of Foreign Affairs
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (273+ words) Institute of Foreign Affairs The Crisis of the Neoliberal World Order, the Rise of Competitive Geopolitics, and its Implications for Ethiopia " Implications for Ethiopia The polycrisis in the neoliberal world order has significant implications for Ethiopia's foreign policy. The following…...
Ethiopia’s Trilateral Engagement with Somalia and Djibouti: Pragmatism, Influence, and Regional Stability - IFA – Institute of Foreign Affairs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (871+ words) Ethiopia's Trilateral Engagement with Somalia and Djibouti: Pragmatism, Influence, and Regional Stability'IFA " Institute of Foreign Affairs Ethiopia's Trilateral Engagement with Somalia and Djibouti: Pragmatism, Influence, and Regional Stability The arrival of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia and President Isma'l…...