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Payton Knopf is a senior advisor to the U.S. Institute of Peace and a former U.S. foreign service officer who served in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, including as an advisor to several presidential envoys for Sudan and to U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell. On Twitter: @paytonknopf

Egypt | Jan 11, 2021

Ethiopia’s worsening crisis threatens regional, Mideast security

With the Horn of Africa increasingly becoming an integral part of the Middle East’s security landscape, the fallout from Ethiopia's current crisis will have a significant impact on states of the region.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (C-L) meets with members of Sudan's ruling military council after his arrival at Khartoum international airport on June 7, 2019. - Ethiopia's prime minister arrived in Khartoum on June 7, seeking to broker talks between the ruling generals and protesters, as heavily armed paramilitaries remained deployed in some squares of the Sudanese capital after a deadly crackdown, leaving residents in 'terror'. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)        (Photo credit should read ASHRAF S

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