Multinational federalism

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.

6 years

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.

6 years

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

Why did Ethiopia’s Prime Minister blame African Americans for their victimization?

African Americans’ ongoing struggle for equality should be seen as an inspiring lesson for other subjugated peoples.

6 years

The light at the end of the Ethiopian tunnel

Impartial concern for victims, elite dialogue, and deep societal self-reflection can rescue Ethiopia.

6 years

በኢትዮጵያ የፖለቲካ ዋሻ በሩቅ የምትታየው የተስፋ ጮራ

ለጥቃት ሰለባዎች ከወገንተኝነት የጸዳ የተቆርቋሪነት ስሜት ማሳየት፣ በልሂቃን መካከል የሚደረግ ውይይትና በማሕበረሰብ ደረጃ ጥልቅ የሆነ ራስን የመፈተሽ እርምጃ ኢትዮጵያን ሊታደጋት…

6 years

The epistemological violence of liberal Ethiopian feminism: A response to Sehin Teferra

The erasing of Ethiopian feminists with a different ideological perspective is a hypocritical exclusionary maneuver.

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