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From the White House to the Stonehouse

I used to meet an animated, patriotic girl at a neighbor’s house where we gathered on weekends and special occasions. In 1985, just a few days after the…

June 3, 2026 Saleh "Gadi" Johar Negarit

Eritrea Celebrates — but Its President Is Somewhere Else

I. A Preface of Reluctance and Recognition For more than two decades, I avoided President Isaias Afwerki’s speeches. They were predictable, monotonous, and devoid of substance — exercises…

May 31, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam Perspective

How the Pledged Public Works

A Second Explanation for Readers Who Want the Mechanism, Not Just the Idea The public is not the audience of politics. It is the author of the conditions…

May 27, 2026 Filmon Wolde Articles

Egypt, Eritrea, and the New Geometry of the Red Sea

Egypt’s and Eritrea’s new maritime transport agreement is not a routine economic gesture. It is a political marker—and a sign that the Red Sea is entering a new…

May 24, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam Perspective

The Hewett Treaty and the Road to Adwa

This is a two-part story about Gerald Portal’s delegation to King Yohannes IV, based on Portal’s own book of 144 pages. It’s from a paperback copy of an…

May 22, 2026 Saleh "Gadi" Johar All

Reengaging Eritrea: A Path Beyond the Stalemate

Michael Rubin has written about Eritrea for many years, and in a region that often flickers in and out of the world’s attention, that consistency deserves acknowledgment. Whatever…

May 17, 2026 Semere T Habtemariam Perspective