Tag Archives: African Kleptocracies
An “African Spring” in 2012?
Posted on January 2, 2012, 1:08 am By

Alemayehu G. Mariam Waiting for the Dawn of “Africa’s Spring” in 2012?  How about an “Ethiopian Tsedey” in 2012? In 2011, we witnessed the “Winter of Arab” discontent made glorious by…

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U.S. Africa Policy: Empty Words, Emptier Promises
Posted on June 27, 2011, 12:48 am By

Alemayehu G. Mariam (This is the second installment in a series of commentaries I pledged to offer on U.S. policy in Africa under the heading “The Moral Hazard of U.S….

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Steel Vises, Clenched Fists and Closing Walls (Part IV)
Posted on August 9, 2010, 2:42 pm By

By Alemayehu G. Mariam Note: This is the fourth installment in a series of commentaries I intend to offer on U.S. foreign policy (or lack thereof as some would argue)…

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