Ethiopia's Institute of Foreign Affairs posted on 2 November 2026 a paper titled "A Civilizational Case for Maritime Access. Perspectives from the 12th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa" by Miftah Mohammed Kemal.
Ethiopia considers access to the sea an existential issue. This document explains why Ethiopia holds this position. At the same time, its leadership says it will pursue maritime access "through dialogue and mutual benefit."
Routledge has just published a book titled China's Negotiating Mindset and Strategies: Historical and Cultural Foundations edited by Guy Oliver Faure and I. William Zartman.
Chapter 21, which I authored, is titled "China's Negotiating Strategy in Africa." The other chapters cover a wide range of topics on China's strategy for negotiating business relations and geopolitics.
The New Arab published on 7 August 2023 an article titled "Ethiopia and Egypt Weigh Future of Nile and Nationhood" by Lara Gibson.
Egypt and Ethiopia announced they hope to negotiate within four months a solution to differences over Nile water and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issues. This may be an unrealistic time frame as many years of talks have failed and Sudan is preoccupied with an internal conflict whose outcome is far from clear.
CNN Newsroom with Paula Newton did a five minute interview with me on 1 December 2020 titled "Unrest in Ethiopia."
The focus of the interview was on the regional implications of the conflict and where the situation in Tigray goes from here.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation ran on 23 November 2020 a six minute segment on Ethiopia titled "Ethiopia on Brink of Civil War." The interview with me focused on the current military situation between the central government forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front in Tigray Region.
