Eritrea Proposes Regional Bloc to Balance Gulf States
Source: The United States Institute of Peace posted on 11 March 2020
The United States Institute of Peace posted on 11 March 2020 an interview titled “Amid Red Sea Rivalries, Eritrea Plays for Independence” with Harry Verhoeven, Oxford University.
Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki invited the leaders of Ethiopia and Somalia last month to Asmara to discuss a deeper integration of the three countries. The author suggests Isaias’ goal is to balance Eritrea’s closer ties with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with his closer neighbors in the Horn of Africa.
Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki invited the leaders of Ethiopia and Somalia last month to Asmara to discuss a deeper integration of the three countries. The author suggests Isaias’ goal is to balance Eritrea’s closer ties with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with his closer neighbors in the Horn of Africa.
