The United States Institute of Peace published on 19 January 2021 a discussion titled "Could a National Dialogue Solve Ethiopia's Political Crisis?" with Emebet Getachew, Life and Peace Institute in Addis Ababa, Mehari Taddele Maru, European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and Yohannes Gedamu, Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
While the authors admit that a national dialogue may not solve Ethiopia's political crisis, they believe it is a good starting point and has the potential to address the country's dilemmas.
