Lyons: Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict Fueling Somalia Crisis
Terrence Lyons interviewed by Bernard GwertzmanTerrence Lyons, an expert on the Horn of Africa, says despite U.S. concerns about al-Qaeda, it is local rivalries driving conflicts in...
Speakers: Vicki Huddleston, Charge D'Affaires, U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia (2005-2006); U.S. Ambassador to Mali (2002-2005) and Madagascar (1995-1997); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa (1997-1999)
Terrence Lyons, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution, George Mason University; Author, Council Special Report No. 21, Avoiding Conflict in the Horn of Africa: U.S. Policy Toward Ethiopia
Presider: Tom McDonald, Partner and Government Policy Practice Group Coordinator, Baker & Hostetler; U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1997-2001)
February 22, 2007
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