Ethiopia: Looking Back on the Overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie

The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training at the Foreign Service Institute outside Washington published in October 2016 the oral history accounts of several American diplomats who served at the U.S. embassy in Addis Ababa in the period before and after the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974. The accounts are titled "Anatomy of an Overthrow: Why a Revered African Leader Was Toppled."

The Last Emperor: The Fall of Haile Selassie

The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) published on 16 October 2015 a piece titled "The Last Emperor: The Fall of Haile Selassie."  It consists of the recollections after retirement of several U.S. Foreign Service Officers who were involved with U.S. policy towards Ethiopia during the final years of the imperial government in Ethiopia.  This is part of the ADST oral history program. 

The Evolution of China-Ethiopia Relations

This is Africa published on  31 March 2013 my brief commentary titled "The Evolution of China-Ethiopia Relations."  It argues that Chinese influence in Ethiopia today is equal to or rivals that of any other country, including the United States. 

Ethiopia: History of Participation in the Korean War

South Korea's Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs has posted online in English a 205 page history of Ethiopia's participation in the Korean War titled "The Eternal Partnership: Ethiopia and Korea."  This account documents the actions of the brave Kagnew Battalions that fought in Korea between 1951 and 1954.

This research came to my attention in, of all places, the January-March 2014 issue of "Menelik's Journal" published by the Ethiopian Philatelic Society.  This is an essential journal for all collectors of Ethiopian stamps.