The Birth of the Mysterious Document
For a long time before Nehnan Elamanan was openly distributed, Isaias and his group were clandestinely circulating parts…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar7 min read
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The G‑15: Silver Jubilee of Courage
Semere T Habtemariam11 min read
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PART II — The Moment the Ghedli Lost Its Soul
An incisive examination of the rise of the hybrid fighter, the organizational logic that replaced moral agency with obedience, and the long shadow this transformation cast over Eritrea’s post‑independence political culture, culminating…
Semere T Habtemariam7 min read
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The Moment the Ghedli Lost Its Soul
A rigorous historical and philosophical exploration of Eritrea’s liberation struggle, tracing the rise of the tegadalai as a moral category, the country’s deep martial inheritance, and the gradual erosion of voluntary participation…
Semere T Habtemariam7 min read
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Who Owns the Legacy of the Martyrs?
Inspired by a Sufi parable and Dante's imagery of flickering flames, this episode examines the meaning of sacrifice and political memory. Drawing lessons from Algeria's civil conflict and Eritrea's post-independence experience, it…
Saleh "Gadi" Johar6 min read
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How Eritrea Became a One‑Party State: An Autopsy
Eritrea politics, Eritrean authoritarianism, PFDJ, Isaias Afwerki, EPLF legacy, one-party state, African politics, liberation movements, conflict economies, human rights Eritrea, militarization, nationalism, political sociology, authoritarian regimes, East African politics, diaspora politics, political…
Semere T Habtemariam8 min read
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Power, Image, and Machiavellian Survival (7)
Giants and Lilliputians of the HOA: Power, Image, and Machiavellian Survival Part Seven Introduction The central argument of…
Semere T Habtemariam7 min read
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Eritrea’s Missing Architects: The Intellectual Void Behind a Crippled Nation-Building
Eritrea’s liberation struggle stands as one of the most extraordinary military victories of the modern era. In 1991,…
Semere T Habtemariam5 min read
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Review:To challenge the writing of Eritrean history is neither to rubbish nor to denigrate
A reflective piece on personal memories of imprisonment and exile, exploring the resilience of identity under barbed boundaries.…
Tekeste Negash (Prof)67 min read
