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Why Nations Fail: The Impact of Leadership on National Stability – A Message to Ethiopia’s Leaders

January 14, 2025

by The Habesha

Dr. MeKonnen Birru (birrum@uhd.edu) Nations do not fail because of their people. Throughout history, people have shown immense resilience, innovation, and the capacity to

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Jawar Mohammed: From Strife to Unity? Part III Political Opportunity or Opportunism?

January 14, 2025

by The Habesha

By Worku Aberra (For the convenience of readers, the article is presented in installments) Jawar Mohammed asserts that he has chosen to break his

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The Power of Dialogue and Strong Institutions: A Path to a Strong Ethiopia

January 12, 2025

by The Habesha

Dr. MeKonnen Birru (birrum@uhd.edu) In any country, the true strength lies not in the power of a single leader, but in the resilience of

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Jawar Mohammed: From Strife to Unity? Part II Jawar: A Potential Bridge Builder?

January 12, 2025

by The Habesha

By Worku Aberra (For the convenience of readers, the article is presented in installments) Jawar has indicated his willingness to function as a bridge

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Jawar’s Political Transformation: Toward Ethiopian Spring or Oromo Winter?

January 11, 2025

by The Habesha

Yonas Biru, PhD This short piece is triggered by Jawar’s interview with Tedros Tsegaye of Reyot Media. It is not common for Ethiopian

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Abiy Ahmed’s Diplomatic Missteps: From Somaliland’s Port Lease to Shifting Allegiances with Somalia

January 10, 2025

by The Habesha

Dr. MeKonnen Birru (birrum@uhd.edu) In the intricate and volatile geopolitical landscape of the Horn of Africa, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia finds himself

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Jawar Mohammed: From Strife to Unity? Part I: The Need for Unity

January 10, 2025

by The Habesha

By Worku Aberra (For the convenience of readers, the article is presented in installments) In recent weeks, Jawar Mohammed has given a series of

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Neither Naive to Believe Jawar nor Unnecessarily Critical of Him

January 9, 2025

by The Habesha

Yonas Biru, PhD I am Neither naive to believe Jawar’s political transformation at face value, nor unnecessarily critical of him. We have witnessed the

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Jawar Must Repent and Redeem to Succeed in His Political Transformation

January 8, 2025

by The Habesha

Yonas Biru, PhD Let me start with two caveats. First, I want to see Jawar succeed in his political transformation because I want to

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The Unstoppable Collapse of Oromummaa & the Immovable Dogma in Oromo Elites

January 6, 2025

by The Habesha

Yonas Biru, PhD Jawar Mohammed’s newly released book “አልፀፀትም” is crafted to herald his political transformation from a militant Oromo activist to a national

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How to Solve the Problems Facing Ethiopia

January 5, 2025

by The Habesha

Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD 2025-01-05 To begin with, what are the problems facing the country right now? Are you able to clearly identify and articulate

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Addressing the Root Cause: Why Ethiopia Must Abandon Ethnic Federalism for National Unity

January 4, 2025

by The Habesha

Bedilu Mulualem This is a follow-up of my rejoinder Messay Kebede’s “Elites’ Power Grab Contra People’s Empowerment” Based on lived experience and root cause

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Of Jawar and Ethiopia

January 3, 2025

by The Habesha

Paulos Milkias, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science Concordia University Montreal, CANADA For many Ethiopian intellectuals, including myself, Jawar Mohammed has been perceived as an