Blen Mamo Diriba
@_PoliticsAddict
Executive Director, Executive Editor @HornReview| Research Associate @ifa_ethiopia| Exec Producer @HornDialogues| LLB, MSc Intl Security & Global Govce @LondonU
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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.
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…
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
📢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…
Sissi's delicate balancing act since the fall of El Fasher africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
📢 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…
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…
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…
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…
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