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This is a very great analysis. Keep it up!
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November 25, 2009
Alemayehu Fentaw† A good place to start a constructive critique is to look at the logical foundation of the Foreign Affairs and National Security Policy and Strategy (FANSPS) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and subject it to th…
November 25, 2009
June 11, 2009
Alemayehu Fentaw† Somalia has long been anarchic, hitting rock bottom claiming #1 in The Fund for Peace’s most recent Failed States Index. It had no functioning central government in the past 19 years, albeit 14 attempts to reconstitute state autho…
June 1, 2009
June 1, 2009
Last November, immediately following the US elections, the Salzburg Global Seminar held Session 458, “The US and the World: New Strategies of Engagement.” The session was held in partnership with the Financial Times, and included a wide variety of…
April 30, 2009
April 21, 2009

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What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
I am from Ethiopia which is a war-torn country located in the heart of one of the most unstable regions in Africa. Ethiopia emerged from 17 years long civil war in 1991 and relapsed into another war in 1998 with Eritrea, one of its former provinces. Even now Ethiopia is waging war in Somalia against the Union of Islamic Council. So, what motivated me to get involved in studies and research in peace and conflict resolution is what has been going on in my country and the Horn of Africa at large and my desire to make meaningful contribution in resolving these conflicts. Besides, as an academic lawyer, I wish to gain insight into the most pressing issues in peace and security by studying an interdisciplinary field.
Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
I am lecturer-in-law at Jimma University School of Law. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Law(LLB) from Addis Ababa University. I have published several articles and prepared various teaching materials on subjects including federalism, legal pluralism, unfair commercial competition, and human rights. Currently, I am pursuing an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies in European University Center for Peace Studies in Austria.
Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
Horn of Africa
What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
Austria
What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
Lecturer(on study leave), Jimma University. Peace and Conflict Studies, European University Center for Peace Studies, Austria
What is your personal or organizational website?
http://www.ju.edu.et
What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
http://icar.gmu.edu/
What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)
http://www.cfr.org/
Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Development, Humanitarian Relief, Gender, Civil Society
Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
Training, Advocacy, Research
What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
democratization, conflict management, human rights, federalism
If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications
Legal Pluralism: Its Promises and Pitfalls for Ethiopia, Jimma University Journal of Law, Vol. I, No. 1 (Oct. 2007)

Ethiopian Law of Unfair Competition: A Critical Evaluation, Jimma University Journal of Law, Vol. I, No.2(Jan. 2008)

Freedom from Hunger: Implementing the Right to Food in Ethiopia(forthcoming), Jimma University Journal of Law, Vol.2, No.1

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Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam

Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs and National Security Policy: The Case for a Paradigm Shift

Alemayehu Fentaw†
A good place to start a constructive critique is to look at the logical foundation of the Foreign Affairs and National Security Policy and Strategy (FANSPS) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and subject it to the tests of consistency, coherence, and soundness. The FANSPS is premised on the proposition that “security policy is a matter of ensuring national survival. The alpha and omega of security is the ensuring of national survival. Other national security… Continue

Posted on November 25, 2009 at 6:31am —

Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam

Anarchy, Terrorism, and Piracy in Somalia: New Rules of Engagement for the International Community

Alemayehu Fentaw†

Somalia has long been anarchic, hitting rock bottom claiming #1 in The Fund for Peace’s most recent Failed States Index. It had no functioning central government in the past 19 years, albeit 14 attempts to reconstitute state authority had been made since 1991, when the former Cold War dictator Mohammad Siad Barre was ousted after 22 years in power. All such efforts were doomed to fail. Whether or not the latest effort is going to succeed is a matter that will remain to be seen… Continue

Posted on May 24, 2009 at 9:30am —

Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam

Score Card of Obama's First Hundred Days

Last November, immediately following the US elections, the Salzburg Global Seminar held Session 458, “The US and the World: New Strategies of Engagement.”

The session was held in partnership with the Financial Times, and included a wide variety of experts and specialists from the US, Europe, East and South Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

At its conclusion we produced a “Roadmap for Re-engagement: The World’s Advice to the New Administration.” One of the main components of this Roadma… Continue

Posted on April 29, 2009 at 5:30am —

Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam

On Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Pardon

Alemayehu W. Fentaw(LLB, MA)


Revocation of the pardon granted to Ms. Birtukan Mideksa has been a subject of bitter debate recently between those who admonish it as unlawful and retrograde, on the one hand and those who approve of it as not only lawful, but also as a measure that advances the causes of justice and rule of law, on the other. The government news agency, quoting the Ministry of Justice said the pardon had been revoked since she had denied requesting her pardon. Of course, Ms. Birt… Continue

Posted on April 10, 2009 at 1:30am — 1 Comment

Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam

The Authoritarian Executive, the Rubber-Stamp Parliament, and Delegation of Powers in Ethiopia

Alemayehu Fentaw

The Nondelegation Principle

The doctrine of nondelegation is explicit or implicit in all written constitutions that impose a structural separation of powers. It is usually applied in questions of constitutionally improper delegations of legislative powers to the executive. In 1690, John Locke (1632-1704), one of the most influential political philosophers of the modern period, wrote that legislators “can have no power to transfer their authority of making laws and place it in… Continue

Posted on October 15, 2008 at 9:46am —

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