On the eve of the first anniversary of the Ethiopian government’s war with Tigrayan rebels, Marco Werman speaks with Alex De Waal, director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University, about the roots of the conflict in Tigray, about the political forces driving the war, and the prospects for a ceasefire and resolution.
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