March 19, 2021

As Ethiopia continues its deadly military campaign and humanitarian onslaught in the Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed would do well to understand that the near-term political benefits of a military victory are sure to be outstripped by crippling punitive measures that could well set back Ethiopia’s reform and growth trajectory for years to come. He need only look to Ethiopia’s neighbor Sudan to realize what’s at stake for the country and its people and to understand the consequences of history repeating itself.