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Landlocked Geopolitics & Peacebuilding: Ethiopia—Eritrea
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A Power Play on the Blue Nile: Ethiopia Turns on the Dam
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Multi-disciplinary analysis of defence and security challenges across the Horn of Africa — from Red Sea geopolitics and military modernisation to PMCs and early warning systems.
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Research on diplomatic and foreign policy choices shaping interstate relations in the Horn of Africa — from bilateral ties to multilateral frameworks and economic diplomacy.
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Evidence-based research on governance, state-building, electoral integrity, and conflict management across the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region.
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Centre for Climate Change, Migration & Development
Research on climate-security linkages, forced migration, food and water security, and climate finance pathways for the Horn of Africa.
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