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Susan Stigant on the Deepening Conflict in Ethiopia

Wednesday, November 10, 2021/ By: Susan Stigant

Publication Type: Podcast

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As rebel forces march toward Ethiopia’s capital in a bid to end the government blockade of the Tigray region, USIP’s Susan Stigant says there is a “risk that this logic of violence could tilt into a much deeper civil war.” In the meantime, Washington should keep trying to “get people to a table and agree to a pause.”

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