Myanmar’s junta has been on the back foot for quite some time now. The militias waging a civil war against the central government are gaining ground and start to plan the post-war order. Yet one ethnic minority remains marginalized.
Philipp Peksaglam
War and Democracy in Myanmar
Ethiopia, Somalia and Somaliland
A contentious treaty with Somaliland would generate desperately needed foreign currency for Ethiopia. It might also change security relations in the Horn of Africa. Abiy Ahmed is willing to set a dangerous precedent to make it happen.