Tariku Debretsion
I am of Eritrean/Ethiopian origin, currently residing in the Los Angeles area. I have lived and studied in Ethiopia, the Sudan, Germany and the United States of America. I am a social activist, an independent researcher and a writer. My interest is peaceful resolution of social conflicts through mutual understanding.
My friends and I have created a blog to promote world peace through dialogs, understanding and tolerance. The main objective of the blog is to create a site where people from all parts of the world can come together to discuss current conflicts with the aim of gaining multiple points of view to enhance mutual understanding. I believe that our humble effort is worthy of your participation and support.
http://worldunderstandingandpeace.com/
My friends and I have created a blog to promote world peace through dialogs, understanding and tolerance. The main objective of the blog is to create a site where people from all parts of the world can come together to discuss current conflicts with the aim of gaining multiple points of view to enhance mutual understanding. I believe that our humble effort is worthy of your participation and support.
http://worldunderstandingandpeace.com/
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Articles by Tariku Debretsion
January 16, 2011
This week the people of Southern Sudan are exercising their right to self determination by casting their ballot. This peaceful act of self-determination comes as a culmination of the longest, most brutal and destructive war in Africa. This exercise heralds the supremacy of ballot over gun, peace over war and the choice of the people over the brutal coercion of the state. This is the second time in Africa - the first was the Eritrean referendum in 1991- ethnic groups and nationalities will be able to determine their destiny by peaceful ballot. Great hope hangs on this exercise that will set precedence for resolving peacefully other longstanding conflicts in the region such as Darfur in the Sudan, Somaliland in the failed Somali state, Ogaden in Ethiopia and so on.
January 06, 2009
By making the war against terrorism the cornerstone of its policy towards the Horn of Africa, the Bush administration is ignoring the fundamental issues that have beset this region with conflict and human tragedy. By superimposing the war on terrorism on local existential conflicts, the Bush administration is elevating them into global crisis. By allying lopsidedly with Ethiopian government, the Bush administration has alienated Eritreans, Somalis and dissident forces in Ethiopia and, hence, broadened the anti-American sentiment in the region. Regional instability is cause and the spread of terrorism symptom of the crisis. If the U.S. acts as an independent arbiter cognizant of the fundamental issues of local and regional conflicts, it has a chance to positively influence the developments in the region.
The Bush Administration's policy towards the Horn of Africa: Is it abating or aiding the spread of t
January 02, 2009
By making the war against terrorism the cornerstone of its policy towards the Horn of Africa, the Bush administration is ignoring the fundamental issues that have beset this region with conflict and human tragedy. By superimposing the war on terrorism on local existential conflicts, the Bush administration is elevating them into global crisis. By allying lopsidedly with Ethiopian government, the Bush administration has alienated Eritreans, Somalis and dissident forces in Ethiopia and, hence, broadened the anti-American sentiment in the region. Regional instability is cause and the spread of terrorism symptom of the crisis. If the U.S. acts as an independent arbiter cognizant of the fundamental issues of local and regional conflicts, it has a chance to positively influence the developments in the region.
November 08, 2008
This article is a thesis for discussing problems involved in transition from authoritarian regime to democratic rule. It is pertinent topic to many countries particularly those in Africa.
August 26, 2008
The Security Council´s decision to end the UN´s peacekeeping mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia is an abrogation of the United Nation's mission.