Constitution

A moral appeal to end hostilities

There will be no winners in a war fueled by a failure of political leadership.

6 years

Horn citizens: “This conflict dashes our hopes for the region”

An appeal for peace by Horn of Africa citizens. 11 November 2020 e, the undersigned citizens of countries of the…

6 years

Preventing Ethiopia’s descent into a failed state

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed should now perform a historic peacemaking role by pursuing an elite bargain.

6 years

From rule to responsibility: the path forward for Ethiopia

A politics focused on rights or rules will be destructive without a sense of responsibility.

6 years

Time to make English a working language of Ethiopia’s federal government

Promoting English would depoliticize the fraught language issue, bring Ethiopians together, and provide practical benefits.

6 years

Splitting Southern Nations region into four can promote peace

Placing similar groups into multiple states could be the most promising way forward for the troubled Southern Nations region.

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Far-sighted federal solidarity, not power politics and legalism, is needed to solve Tigray dispute

House of Federation's latest moves in the dispute with Tigray are of questionable legality and efficacy.

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A moral dilemma for Ethiopia’s Professor Andreas Eshete

Despite the philosopher's undoubted talents and achievements, his staunch support for ethnic federalism is a stain on his career.

6 years

Respecting self-determination could prove good governance model for Ethiopia’s Southern Nations

The prevailing federal view is that many more regional states in southern Ethiopia will stretch public resources, but it will…

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