Ethiopia: Politics - Ethiopia - in Self-Defense

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In the last couple of weeks we have observed developments in Somalia and the impacts of the new Islamic leadership on regional peace and security in the Horn of Africa.

Political analysts and scholars argue that the emergence and taking over of political power by the Islamic leadership in Somalia will affect peace and stability in the sub-region as a whole and, in particular, relations with Ethiopia. I am writing this article in response to the recent speech of Prime Minster Meles Zenawi to Parliament over the development in Somalia and Ethiopia's legitimate right to take action in self-defense.

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