Egypt’s post-2011 order is not a return to old authoritarianism but a reconfiguration of it - where law, security institutions, and discourse combine to produce a more embedded and adaptive system of control, writes Dagim Yohannes.
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Elections in the Horn of Africa are less about who wins & more about ensuring continuity, strategic stability & how power adapts under pressure. An electoral cycle reflects a deeper truth: stability often outweighs democracy - writes Dagim Yohannes.
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Gulf energy order is fragmenting: UAE’s exit from OPEC signals a shift from coordinated scarcity to competitive autonomy, exposing a deeper Saudi–UAE divergence over market control, production strategy, and the erosion of institutional cohesion in global energy governance.
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From Amdjarass to Tiné, the Chad–Sudan frontier reveals a new reality: wars are fought through corridors as much as combat. Managing these networks - not just borders - defines state strategy, writes Dagim Yohannes.
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Sudan exposes a core dilemma: dismantling Islamist networks embedded in the state risks weakening the state itself. The U.S. designation sharpens this tension between counterterrorism and state stability - writes Dagim Yohannes.
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Sudan’s conflict reveals a dangerous fallacy: power is not legitimacy. Neither SAF nor RSF holds constitutional authority. Lasting stability requires restoring civilian governance, argues Dagim Yohannes.
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Egypt frames Nile flows as existential, yet domestic inefficiencies & vast groundwater reserves suggest water scarcity is as much management issue as natural shortage. Its rigidity on the Nile rather reflects hydrocolonial-hegemony, argues Dagim Yohannes.https://t.co/KVa46FfRrX