At the Council on Foreign Relations Bronwyn Bruton, a CFR International Affairs Fellow in residence, argues that the United States needs to ensure stability in Ethiopia as part of its strategy for dealing with the crisis in Somalia, where rebels just rejected a plea for peace during Ramadan. The interconnectedness of regional politics in Africa makes dealing with specific crises — which seems to be the West’s main approach to dealing with Africa — all the more difficult, but also makes understanding the nuances of differences in Africa all the more important to understand.
