{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray Are Back on a War Footing","description":"What do you think of the audio versions of articles, read by an AI-generated voice, that we've been featuring on this podcast feed of late? Our publisher wants your comments. Listen to the episode to find out where to send your thoughts. In this briefing, originally published March 27, 2025, Fred Harter looks at the potential for fresh conflict in Ethiopia. Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray Are Back on a War Footing ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia\u2014A political crisis in Ethiopia\u2019s war-battered Tigray escalated dramatically in March, bringing armed men out onto the streets and raising fears of a fresh conflict in the still-fragile region. At its heart is a power struggle between Debretsion Gebremichael, chairman of the dominant Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front, or TPLF, party, and Getachew Reda, Tigray\u2019s interim regional president and Debretsion\u2019s deputy in the TPLF. But in the background lurks a potentially more explosive dynamic: the escalating rivalry between Ethiopia\u2019s federal government and Eritrea, which united in the war against Tigray in 2020-2022 but fell out over the peace deal that ended it. More than two years later, tensions between the two are spiking over Ethiopia\u2019s quest to end its status as the world\u2019s most-populous landlocked country. ... Listen to hear the rest, or read it here: https:\/\/www.worldpoliticsreview.com\/ethiopia-eritrea-tigray-war\/   ","author_name":"World Politics Review","author_url":"https:\/\/www.worldpoliticsreview.com","html":"