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…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar10 min read
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The Eritrean Opposition: Thirty Years of Potential and Paralysis
A thematic analysis of the Eritrean opposition’s structural weaknesses, historical patterns, and political challenges after three and half decades of struggle.
Semere T Habtemariam11 min read
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One Year Later: Why This Column Exists—And Why It Must Continue
Semere T Habtemariam30 min read
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Deposit Your Money or Else: Eritrea’s Banking Ultimatum
Eritrea's latest directive orders citizens and businesses to deposit cash into banks by July 31 or face legal action. This analysis examines the official notice, its implications, and what it reveals about…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar4 min read
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Eritrea at 35: A Regime Out of Words, Out of Time
A sharp, uncompromising critique of Eritrea’s 35th anniversary narrative, exposing the regime’s empty propaganda, extractive elite, and decades of national stagnation while calling for a new political imagination beyond Isaias Afwerki and…
Semere T Habtemariam8 min read
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A Regime We Hate, an Opposition We Despise: Why Eritrea Needs a New Political Imagination
Eritrea, Eritrean politics, regime and opposition, political imagination, national service reform, indefinite national service, Eritrean youth, civic renewal, democratic transition, transitional justice, strategic neutrality, Eritrean diaspora, governance reform, authoritarianism, opposition fragmentation, political…
Semere T Habtemariam10 min read
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Lies Define The PFDJ
Most of the materials for this 5-part mini-series are compiled from awate.com, primarily the detailed first-hand testimony contained…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar5 min read
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Why Alemseged, Why? In Context
“History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our…
Beyan Negash7 min read
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Enough Is Enough: What Is Next?
Amanuel Kifle (Doha), the young man from the Washington DC area, has ignited Eritreans everywhere by his powerful,…
Prof. Araya Debessay,14 min read
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Philosophical Enklil Part 1:Discuss Fishing Without Mentioning Fish
Recently, I have read articles written in Asmarino.com that attempted to address the existence of alleged “child soldier”…
Weldeab Idriss13 min read
