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The New Scramble for Africa
Yohannes Woldemariam 12/10/26
Something important is happening across the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa. Wars that appear local are drawing in actors from increasingly far away. Ports built for commerce acquire military uses. Gold mined in conflict zones travels through (…)
From Tigray to the Red Sea : Ethiopia’s War in a Wider Regional Struggle
Yohannes Woldemariam 05/10/26
I am not a military expert, but I do not read the withdrawal of Tigrayan forces from towns as straightforward evidence that their military position has weakened. An army can leave towns, roads and airports without losing its ability to move, (…)
The Geography of Asymmetric War : Hezbollah, the Houthis and the Limits of the (…)
Yohannes Woldemariam 28/09/26
In an earlier essay, “To Understand the Houthis, Begin With Yemen”, I argued that describing the Houthis simply as Iranian proxies gets the history backward. The movement did not begin as an Iranian creation. It emerged from the politics, (…)
Ethiopia : widening gap between the Pretoria Agreement and the political landscape
Yohannes Woldemariam 22/09/26
For a long time, it was still possible to describe the problem mainly as one of implementation. Displaced Tigrayans had not returned home. Territorial questions remained unresolved. Disarmament was contested. Relations between Mekelle and Addis (…)
You Are Being Lied to About Pirates
Johann Hari 07/05/09
Who imagined that in 2009, the world’s governments would be declaring a new War on Pirates ? As you read this, the British Royal Navy - backed by the ships of more than two dozen nations, from the US to China - is sailing into Somalian waters to (…)
The Largest Wave Of Suicides In History
P. Sainath 16/02/09
The number of farmers who have committed suicide in India between 1997 and 2007 now stands at a staggering 182,936. Close to two-thirds of these suicides have occurred in five states (India has 28 states and seven union territories). The Big 5 - (…)
Indian Women and Protest : An Historical Overview and Modern Day Evaluation
Daniel Moase 31/03/08
India is a vast and complex capitalist society. Said to be the largest liberal democracy in the world with a population of over 1 billion, India is not easy to assess. Viewed through a western perspective it can often seem an impenetrable place. (…)
Iraqi Women Say No to US Occupation, No to Islamist Violence.
Yifat Susskind 19/03/08
Since the US bombing of Afghanistan in 2001, the Bush Administration has resurrected the hackneyed colonial notion that its military intervention is intended to save Muslim women from their oppressive societies. As Laura Bush said, « The fight (…)