Addressing Conflict in the Red Sea Region

 The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute posted on 2 September 2024 a commentary titled "Navigating the Red Sea: Addressing Threats and Harnessing Potential" by Frederic Gateretse-Ngoga, Farea Al-Muslimi, Lisa Bostrom, and Veera Tuomala.   

The Red Sea has become a major flashpoint for regional conflict.  Operationalizing the Red Sea Council, established in 2020, could help mitigate tension in the region.  

Eritrea Proposes Regional Bloc to Balance Gulf States

The United States Institute of Peace posted on 11 March 2020 an interview titled "Amid Red Sea Rivalries, Eritrea Plays for Independence" with Harry Verhoeven, Oxford University.

Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki invited the leaders of Ethiopia and Somalia last month to Asmara to discuss a deeper integration of the three countries. The author suggests Isaias' goal is to balance Eritrea's closer ties with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with his closer neighbors in the Horn of Africa.