Africa: State Fragmentation and New State Imaginaries - Maritime Access in the Horn of Africa

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »

Africa: Eritrea At 33 - Exporting Internal Strife, Navigating Regional Tensions and Steadily Looking East

More than a generation since it won its hard-fought independence, Eritrea is synonymous with Isaias Afwerki. For better. Or for worse. Read more »

Ethiopia: Displaced Yet Again - Ethiopian and Eritrean Refugee Subjectivities in War Torn Sudan

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »

Eritrea: Adwa's Shadows - Eritrea's Forgotten War Veterans

Ethiopia's triumph over Italy at Adwa is central to its national identity, but many Eritreans who were subjected to Emperor Menelik's brutal retribution for serving Rome recall the… Read more »

Eritrea: My Grandmother Died Heartbroken but Never Defeated

As much as my grandmother's heartbreak continues to haunt me, I hope it never stops. It's a reminder of my patriotic duty. Read more »

Ethiopia: Potential 'Red Sea' War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea - a Three-Level Analysis

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »

Eritrea: All the President's Men - Isaias Afwerki's Close Circle

Eritrea's Isaias Afwerki has cultivated an ability to ward off threats, both internal and external. Below are profiles of his inner circle. Read more »

East Africa: Isaias Afwerki - Beijing's Friend in the Horn

Under pressure from the West seeking to counter two decades of Chinese influence, can Beijing rely on their man in Asmara? Read more »