Why Both Ethiopia-Centered and Tribe-Based Change Agendas Continue to Fail
Yonas Biru, PhD (unedited draft for discussion) A caveat is in order at the outset. The article focuses on Oromo, Amhara and Tigray extremist
The Amhara Political Elite is Killing Fano in Slow Motion
Yonas Biru, PhD Major breakthroughs in hard science like cosmology, physics, chemistry, and anatomy require human intelligence to seize upon new ideas and transform
Here We Go Again: Another Pamphlet Full of Insults and Slurs from My Stubborn Brother
Dear Editor We say NO to slurs, insults, condescending attitudes – neither as personal attacks nor as attacks on our culture, country. While Abiy
Abiy አሻግሬ Ahmed: Ethiopia’s Reincarnation of Don Quixote
Yonas Biru, PhD In a rather twisted way, Abiy Ahmed has become the reincarnation of Miguel de Cervantes’ 16th century masterpiece Don Quixote. Don
A Meeting to End Ethnic Based Hate Politics: A Personal Reflection
Yonas Biru August 27, 2024 I just returned from a two-day conference on the problem of intern-ethnic hate in Ethiopian politics. The meeting
A Promising Beginning to Unify the Diaspora Amhara Falls Victim to Hermitized Souls
Yonas Biru, PhD Some three or four weeks ago there was a good beginning to unify the Amhara diaspora. Unfortunately, the first meeting was
International Intervention is Imperative to Save Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa
Yonas Biru, PhD June 16, 2023 There are two governments in Ethiopia. First, there is Ethiopia run by a narcissist and paranoid Prime Minister.
An Open Letter to Prime Minister Abiy: Do or Die Reform Imperatives
Yonas Biru (Ph.D) October 24, 2021 Mr. Prime Minister The contents of this letter are a rehash of earlier blogs, open letters, and published
TPLF’s and OFC’s Demands are Poison Pills to Repel Ethiopia’s Democratic Governance
Yonas Biru, PhD August 3, 2021 The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Oromo Federalist Congresses’ (OFC) demand to establish a provisional government
What Explains Biden’s Counterintuitive Policy on TPLF’s War on Ethiopia
Yonas Biru, PhD July 31, 2021 After the September 11, 2001, attack in the US homeland, public diplomacy became a “top priority” of
Beyond Ethiopian Intellectual ኡኡታ: The Logic Behind US’s Intervention in Ethiopia
Yonas Biru, PhD JULY 22, 2021 With all due respect, it appears to me that our intellectuals spend an exorbitant amount of time, scavenging