Opinion
The Horn of Africa: Between Peace and War
Two coalitions of states have taken shape in the Horn of Africa, with extra-regional actors also playing a notable role. The division into opposing blocs is rooted in key questions of the region’s security and development: the national self-determination of peoples, the demarcation and delimitation of interstate borders, the right of landlocked states to access the open sea, and the establishment of a fair legal regime for water use, writes Maxim Shepovalenko.