Ethiopia’s Geopolitical Ambitions Could Bring about Its Downfall
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Recently, there have been two notable developments in Ethiopia's foreign policy.
The first is the declaration that it would comply with a 2002 ruling on the disputed territories it occupied during the war with Eritrea.
The second is a statement by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed that Ethiopia aims at building a Navy and become a naval power, in spite of being a landlocked state.
These two initiatives are linked, and reveal Ethiopia's broader aspiration to gain access to the sea and consolidate its position as the main power in the Horn of Africa.
But as I wrote in a previous article, Ethiopia has to face huge socio-economic and environmental challenges which threaten its very existence in the long term. Consequently, pursuing such ambitious projects may accelerate Ethiopia's downfall, rather than marking its rise as a major power.
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