M.Woldemariam
@mikewoldemariam.bsky.social
Prof, UMD's School of Public Policy. Security studies and Horn of Africa. College hoops junkie. Likes mostly for bookmarking.
New essay in Foreign Policy with Abel Abate D. on Eritrea-Ethiopia tensions. It covers the sources of mutual restraint thus far; some of the factors that are eroding this delicate balance; and what can be done to avert another war the Horn of Africa cannot afford.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
The Risk of a New Ethiopian-Eritrean War Is Growing
Changing dynamics in Tigray could erode the current balance of uncertainty.
foreignpolicy.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New essay in Foreign Policy with Abel Abate D. on Eritrea-Ethiopia tensions. It covers the sources of mutual restraint thus far; some of the factors that are eroding this delicate balance; and what can be done to avert another war the Horn of Africa cannot afford.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
My new essay in Current History reflects on transitional crises in Ethiopia and Sudan. It treats these cases as part of the same story- not just because their transitions played out at roughly same time, but because they were burdened by similar problems and proved to be interdependent in key ways.
The Tragedy of Transition in Ethiopia and Sudan
The collapse of the 2018–19 political transitions in Ethiopia and Sudan was one of the great African tragedies of the past decade. Three main factors caused these promising democratic openings to devo...
online.ucpress.edu
May 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My new essay in Current History reflects on transitional crises in Ethiopia and Sudan. It treats these cases as part of the same story- not just because their transitions played out at roughly same time, but because they were burdened by similar problems and proved to be interdependent in key ways.
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Tomorrow at 4:30PM at #Dartmouth or online: The Red Sea in Crisis -- Peace & Turmoil in Africa and the Middle East. Susan Stigant, & Michael Woldemariam explore the complex transregional dynamics & their implications on global trade and security and the U.S. interests at stake.
zurl.co/lI7CP
zurl.co/lI7CP
April 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Tomorrow at 4:30PM at #Dartmouth or online: The Red Sea in Crisis -- Peace & Turmoil in Africa and the Middle East. Susan Stigant, & Michael Woldemariam explore the complex transregional dynamics & their implications on global trade and security and the U.S. interests at stake.
zurl.co/lI7CP
zurl.co/lI7CP
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If you are a US-based scholar of foreign policy, please join over 130 of your colleagues in signing this Letter to Congress re: the foreign assistance freeze and dismantling of USAID.
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READ ONLY-Open Letter to Congress
Open Letter to Members of Congress from U.S.-based Scholars of Foreign Affairs Dear Senators John Thune and Charles Schumer, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Chai...
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February 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
If you are a US-based scholar of foreign policy, please join over 130 of your colleagues in signing this Letter to Congress re: the foreign assistance freeze and dismantling of USAID.
Read here: docs.google.com/.../1waW9li4....
Sign here: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Please Share Widely!
Read here: docs.google.com/.../1waW9li4....
Sign here: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Please Share Widely!
Tune in tomorrow morning
Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti: Shifts in the Horn of Africa
The Africa Center hosts a discussion on developments in Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and Sudan and their wider impact on the Horn of Africa region.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
February 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Tune in tomorrow morning
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December 23, 2024 at 12:16 AM