Horn of Africa Strategic Studies - HASS

11/06/2019

The Special Issue
will be published in first week of July 2019, which means that we will
need your manuscript before the end of June, 2019.

Bulletin publication guidelines are available at:
https://hornstudies.org/bulletin-guidelines-for-contributors/

You may submit your essay by email at: [email protected]

25/04/2019

https://hornstudies.org/ethiopias-ongoing-political-liberalization-between-the-extremes/

By: Mukerrem Miftah (Ph.D.)

Mukerrem Miftah* Ethiopia’s Ongoing Political Liberalization between the Extremes Political liberalization has been, in one way or another, one of the most talked about successes of the transitional government under Abiy, both within and outside of Ethiopia. The transitional government freed polit...

25/04/2019

You are invited to our seminar jointly organized with Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi (ASBU) on the title : "Religion, Politics and Economy in the Horn of Africa: Trends and Cases". HASS Executive Director Dr. Abdurezack Hussein and Assistant Professor Mukerrem Miftah from the Institute of Eastern and Studies at ASBU Institute of Eastern and African Studies at will be speaking on the topic.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 1:30PM.

05/04/2019

We will be live in 30 min time with Mohammed Ademo

20/03/2019

Zach Vertin, a former US diplomat in Obama’s administration, visited HASS to conduct a consultation on a project regarding the Horn of Africa region. He was joined by HASS’s executive director, Abdurezack Hussein (Ph.D.), and three other specialists of the Horn of Africa, including Muzeyin Hawas (Ph.D.), the deputy director of HASS, Mukerrem Miftah (Ph.D.), an assistant professor at Institute of Eastern and African Studies, Social Sciences University of Ankara , and Idris Yeba, doctoral candidate at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University.

Foreign Relations & Diplomacy Latest  A Senior Horn of Africa expert held consultation with HASS colleagues March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 HASS 0 Comments hass, Vertin Download this page in PDF format Zach Vertin, a former US diplomat in Obama’s administration, visited HASS to conduct a consultati...

27/02/2019

26/12/2018

3rd HASS CONFERENCE ON ETHIOPIA
Istanbul, Feb 02 & 03

CALL FOR PAPERS
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Thematic area:
“The social, economic and political
landscapes of Ethiopia”

Specifically, the conference addresses the
following topics:
- History, religion, culture, migration &
displacement, media & communication,
education
- Growth, development & finance
- Regional integration, international relations,
democratization, human rights, civil society

Important Dates
Dates of the Conference: February 2-3, 2019
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 10, 2019
Notification of Acceptance: January 15, 2019
Final version Submission: January 25, 2019

21/12/2018

"Meles Zenawi in Ethiopia and Isaias Afwerki in Eritrea established dictatorial regimes in their respective countries. Although the two leaders were repressive against any political dissent, the scope of Isaias’s oppression goes beyond politics to the economic sphere. He built a repressive system that paralyzed the functioning of the market and exterminated market incentives."

Economy & Development Eritrea Ethiopia FEATURED Latest  How Ethiopia outperformed Eritrea economically November 24, 2018November 26, 2018 HASS 0 Comments Download this page in PDF format ABDUREZACK HUSSEIN Ph.D., Economics How Ethiopia outperformed Eritrea economically A surprise call for cessa...

10/12/2018

“There is a growing optimism for higher intra-regional trade in goods and services through lower tariff rates and free flow of people. If it can be backed up with cooperative political will, Ethiopia has the economic, geographic, and demographic potential to promote the ongoing economic integration in the region.”

Download this page in PDF format Abdulqadir Adem Ph.D., Economics Revitalizing regional economic integration in the Horn of Africa and

29/11/2018

"....any economic policy including privatization ought to be implemented taking into account of a number of perspectives. Several empirical studies point out that implementing privatization significantly vary from countries to countries bearing in mind the country’s political, economic, social and other factors"

Download this page in PDF format ABDU SEID Ph.D., Business Administration Is privatization the perceived quick fix for Ethiopian economy?

26/11/2018

"The course of maintaining sustainable peace and order in the region, however, requires collective efforts of all governments of the Horn of Africa. In doing so, regional powers should abstain from looking one another with suspicion and threat. Rather, they need to consider as partners for achieving mutual development."

Download this page in PDF format Muzeyen Hawas Ph.D.,International Relations Can a Shift in Foreign Policy Tools Address the Deadly