Review of Ethiopia's Security Challenges in The Horn of Africa.

摘要

The Ethiopian government determined that terrorism had become a security threat to the Horn of Africa following the collapse of Somalia s Said Barre government in 1991. The Al-Itihaad terrorist group began to attack Ethiopia in 1996. Somalia also became a safe-haven for Ethiopian terrorist groups and a corridor for proxy attacks against Ethiopia by regional adversaries like Eritrea. The Ethiopian government has responded to these threats by undertaking multiple initiatives including security and training assistance for the TGF, support for the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and security cooperation with the U.S. government. This paper will discuss the security challenges and initiatives confronting Ethiopia in its fight against terrorism in the Horn of Africa and provide recommendations for future courses of action.