_PoliticsAddict's profile picture. Executive Director, Executive Editor @HornReview| Research Associate @ifa_ethiopia| Exec Producer @HornDialogues| LLB, MSc Intl Security & Global Govce @LondonU

Blen Mamo Diriba

@_PoliticsAddict

Executive Director, Executive Editor @HornReview| Research Associate @ifa_ethiopia| Exec Producer @HornDialogues| LLB, MSc Intl Security & Global Govce @LondonU

Pinned

My article, The Legacy of Great Power Competition on Ethiopia’s Geopolitics and Diplomacy, is now published on Volume II of the Ethiopian Defense Journal of Strategic Studies (@edjss_dwc). An exploration of history, politics & diplomacy. Available at the AAU Library.

_PoliticsAddict's tweet image. My article, The Legacy of Great Power Competition on Ethiopia’s Geopolitics and Diplomacy, is now published on Volume II of the Ethiopian Defense Journal of Strategic Studies (@edjss_dwc). An exploration of history, politics & diplomacy. Available at the AAU Library.

Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

Egypt’s 2013 coup tested the African Union’s “zero tolerance” for unconstitutional changes of government - & revealed how power can bend principle. Mahder N. argues such “Egyptian Exception” still defines the Union’s struggle b/n ideals & realpolitik. hornreview.org/2025/11/05/the…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” Orville Schell discusses how China thinks of its place in the world—and what the future of U.S.-Chinese relations could look like. Start listening here: fam.ag/3JnMXZ9


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

📢Horn Review Monthly Publication: 20th Edition Explore the Horn of Africa’s unfinished histories - as the ghosts of statehood, the weight of sovereignty & the politics of survival continue to shape the region’s political destiny. Available for Download hornreview.org/2025/11/08/can…

HornReview's tweet image. 📢Horn Review Monthly Publication: 20th Edition

Explore the Horn of Africa’s unfinished histories - as the ghosts of statehood, the weight of sovereignty & the politics of survival continue to shape the region’s political destiny.

Available for Download hornreview.org/2025/11/08/can…

Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

Behind Eritrea’s militarism lies a financial machine - the Red Sea Trading Corporation. A covert engine of power, a state within a state. Funding control & transnational crime, not development. Monopoly as governance, secrecy as survival writes Mahider N. hornreview.org/2025/10/27/the…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

In the Red Sea, Eritrea’s rhetoric of sovereignty collides with its record of selective partnerships. Yonas Yizezew unpacks a foreign policy built on opportunism, not principle. hornreview.org/2025/11/06/for…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

At the intersection of diplomacy & deterrence, Abiy Ahmed, on his latest address to the parliament, situates Ethiopia’s maritime question within the grammar of sovereignty, interdependence & regional order. Read Samiya Mohammed's reflection & analysis. hornreview.org/2025/11/05/the…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

Once Ethiopia’s link to the sea, the Afar now stand at the crossroads of forgotten history and future strategy. Reclaiming Ethiopia’s coast begins with remembering - and empowering- the Afar, writes Samiya Mohammed. hornreview.org/2025/10/27/the…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

Sudan’s conflict marks the collapse of a political marketplace, whose failure is sustained by transactional war capital. Tsega’ab Amare argues for a new multilateralism that restores civilian sovereignty to Sudan. hornreview.org/2025/11/05/the…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

Isayas Afeworki decries foreign interference while inviting it. By courting Cairo, Eritrea amplifies Egypt’s reach into the Horn - weakening its own claim to ‘regional self-reliance.’ Mahder Nesibu unpacks the gap between rhetoric and reality. hornreview.org/2025/11/05/bet…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

Inclusive Red Sea governance, linking Africa and Arabia, can transform regional security and economic cooperation - but only with Ethiopia at the table, writes Nurye Yasin Mahmud. hornreview.org/2025/11/04/red…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

The War of Perception: Egypt’s New Mission to Eritrea. A good look at the historic and growing ties between Egypt and Eritrea hornreview.org/2025/11/03/the…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

The Law Society is proud to celebrating Pro Bono Week (3-7 November). This year’s theme is ‘Pro Bono in Action,’ celebrating stories of impact, exploring how pro bono is a win-win for professional development and talking about how to get involved. Check out all the events…

TheLawSociety's tweet image. The Law Society is proud to celebrating Pro Bono Week (3-7 November).

This year’s theme is ‘Pro Bono in Action,’ celebrating stories of impact, exploring how pro bono is a win-win for professional development and talking about how to get involved. 

Check out all the events…

Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

📢 The Greater Horn: Monthly Srategic Brief | Issue No. 04 | October 2025 The Horn in October 2025: Shifting Alliances, Conflict Dynamics, & Strategic Opportunities: Ethiopia’s assertive diplomacy contrasted with Sudan’s implosion, Eritrea’s belligerence, Kenya’s internal…

HornReview's tweet image. 📢 The Greater Horn: Monthly Srategic Brief | Issue No. 04 | October 2025

The Horn in October 2025: Shifting Alliances, Conflict Dynamics, & Strategic Opportunities: 

Ethiopia’s assertive diplomacy contrasted with Sudan’s implosion, Eritrea’s belligerence, Kenya’s internal…

Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

What began as a 1950s security pact between the US & Ethiopia became a geopolitical fault line, tying Ethiopia’s destiny to US, Egyptian & Arab interests - a legacy that still drives its maritime strategy & regional diplomacy today, writes Tsega'ab A. hornreview.org/2025/10/27/the…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

Ethiopia has shown restraint far beyond what any rational sovereign state could endure. The Red Sea should no longer serve as a theater to Eritrea’s obstruction - a nation whose own leadership undemines its sovereignty, writes Ambassador General @ButaDubi.hornreview.org/2025/10/31/the…


Blen Mamo Diriba reposted

As great powers reposition along the Red Sea, Somaliland’s case for recognition moves from the margins to the center of strategy. Hargeisa is no longer asking for legitimacy - it’s earning it, writes Nolawi M. Engdayehu (@NolawiM). hornreview.org/2025/10/30/mom…


Loading...

Something went wrong.


Something went wrong.