Time to Bring Eritrea in from the Cold (Part II)

The UK-based African Arguments published on 13 January 2014 my commentary titled "Time to Bring Eritrea in from the Cold (But It's Harder than It Sounds)."  This is follow-on to the commentary by former assistant secretary of state Hank Cohen published by African Arguments on 16 December 2013 and carried below.  I agree with Cohen's goal of normalizing relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia, but recent history between the two countries makes it more difficult than it might appear.  As for an improvement in relations between Eritrea and the United States, this depends as much on Eritrea as it does on the United States.  

Time to Bring Eritrea in from the Cold

On 16 December 2013 the UK-based African Arguments published a commentary titled "Time to Bring Eritrea in from the Cold" by former U.S. assistant secretary of state Hank Cohen.  His basic argument was a call for normalization of relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia and between Eritrea and the United States. 

China-Africa Video Discussion

The Elliott School of International Affairs and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University organized on 25 September 2012 a launch of the new book titled China and Africa: A Century of Engagement by Josh Eisenman and me. We discussed the main themes and conclusions covered in the book and responded to questions from the audience.

Click here to view the video.

Click here to read a short written summary of the event.