Eritrea & Ethiopia Should Settle Their Differences

As Asmara seeks ways out of isolation and Addis Ababa seeks to expand its role on the global stage, they and their partners would be wise to turn the new outbreak of violence into an opportunity to settle their long-running border dispute, writes Cedric Barnes for the International Crisis Group.

UN peacekeepers patrolled the Ethiopian-Eritrean border after their 1998 to 2000 war.

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