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14. Ethiopia, China, and the West

verfasst von : Aaron Tesfaye

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Abstract

This chapter provides an assessment of the triangular relationship between Ethiopia, China, and the West and its impact on security on the Horn of Africa. Examining how geo-politics has impacted over time upon the policy options of external states like China and the United States with regard to Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, and the way that successive governments in Addis Ababa have sought to mobilize support or thwart interference from these external states is a key to understanding regional peace and security.

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Fußnoten
1
Barry Buzan and Ole Waever (2003), Regions and Power: The Structures of International Security (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), pp. 230–231.
 
2
Getachew Metafria (2008), Ethiopia and the United States: History, Diplomacy, and Analysis (New York: Algora Press).
 
3
Meraheiwot Gebremariam (1995), ‘Ethio-US Relations,’ EthioScope, January.
 
4
Arka Abota (2006), ‘Ethiopia’s Foreign Policy under Emperor Haile Selassie I: An Appraisal’ (master’s thesis, Addis Ababa University).
 
5
He Wenping (2006), ‘Moving Forward with the Time: The Evolution of China’s African Policy’ (paper presented for Workshop on China-Africa Relations: Engaging the International Discourse Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Center on China’s Transnational Relations, 11–12 November 2006).
 
6
See Peter J. Schraeder (1996), United States Foreign Policy Towards Africa: Incrementalism, Crisis and Change (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), pp. 114–188.
 
7
Amare Tekle (1989), ‘The Determinants of the Foreign Policy of Revolutionary Ethiopia,’ Journal of Modern African Studies, 27:3, pp. 479–502.
 
8
See Christine Hackenesch (2011), Competing for Development? The European Union and China in Ethiopia (discussion paper, Center for Chinese studies, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, November).
 
9
Seifudein Adem (2012), ‘China in Ethiopia: Diplomacy and Economics of Sino-Optimism,’ African Studies Review, 55:1, pp. 143–160.
 
10
Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (2010), Growth and Transformation Plan, Volume I (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia).
 
11
Lovise Aalen (2006), ‘Ethnic Federalism and Self-Determination for Nationalities in a Semi-Authoritarian State: The Case of Ethiopia,’ International Journal of Minorities and Group Rights, 13, pp. 243–261.
 
12
Jean-Pierre Cabestan (2012), ‘China and Ethiopia: Authoritarian Affinities and Economic Cooperation,’ China Perspectives 2012, 4.
 
13
‘Ethiopia Draws Asian Manufacturing Interests (2014),’ Voice of America, 4 August 2014 http://​www.​voanews.​com/​content/​ethiopia-drawing-asia-manufacturing-interest/​1970953.​html.
 
14
‘Interview: Ethiopia Keen to Bolster Cooperation with China in Manufacturing Sector, Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome,’ Xinua News Agency, 5 June 2015.
 
15
Author’s field work in northern Ethiopia, February 2011 and June 2013.
 
16
Tom Maliti (2014), ‘IGAD and Somalia: Now and Then,’ Horn of Africa Bulletin, 26:3.
 
17
Awol K. Allo (2010), ‘Ethiopia’s Armed Intervention in Somalia: The Legality of Self-Defense in Response to the Threat of Terrorism,’ Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, 39, p. 139.
 
18
Mwangi S. Kimenyi, John Mukum Mbaku, and Nelipher Moyo (2010), ‘Reconstituting Africa’s Failed States: The Case of Somalia,’ Social Research, 77:4.
 
19
Maliti, ‘IGAD and Somalia’.
 
20
Mahlet Mesfin (2011), ‘Ethiopia: Chinese Firm Eyes Gas Export from Calub Through Berbera,’ All Africa.com , 25 July 2011, http://​allafrica.​com/​stories/​201107270752.​html.
 
21
International Crisis Group (2015), ‘South Sudan: Keeping Faith with the IGAD Peace Process,’ Africa Report, 228, 27 July 2015.
 
22
See John Young (1999), ‘Ethiopia’s Western Frontier: Gambella and Benishangul in Transition,’ Journal of Modern African Studies, 37:2, pp. 321–346.
 
23
‘South Sudan Delays Shutdown of Oil Pipelines to Ethiopia,’ Reuters, 26 July 2013.
 
24
Joshua Eisenman and Joshua Kurlantzick (2006), ‘China’s Africa Strategy,’ Current History, 105:691, p. 219.
 
25
See Aaron Tesfaye (2012), ‘Environmental Security, Regime Building and International Law in the Nile Basin,’ Canadian Journal of African Studies, 46:2.
 
26
William Davidson (2013), ‘Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Mull New Probe Nile Dam Impact,’ Bloomberg News, 21 October 2013.
 
27
Daniel Berhane (2013), ‘China Provides $1 Billion for Renaissance Dam Transmissions Lines,’ Horn Affairs, 26 April 2013, http://​danielberhane.​com/​2013/​04/​26/​nile-china-finance-billion-dollar-renaissance-dam/​.
 
28
‘Somaliland, Ethiopia and China to Sign Trilateral Deals,’ Somaliland Press, 14 August 2011.
 
29
John Lee (2015), ‘China Comes to Djibouti: Why Washington Should Be Worried,’ Foreign Affairs, 23 April 2015.
 
30
Jiang Anquan and Zhang Jianbo (2013), ‘Djibouti Welcomes China to Build a Military Base,’ Global Times, 11 March 2013, http://​www.​chinaafricaproje​ct.​com/​djibouti-welcomes-china-to-build-a-military-base-translation.
 
31
Jane Perlez and Chris Buckley (2015), ‘China Retools Its Military with a First Overseas Outpost in Djibouti,’ New York Times, 26 November 2015.
 
32
Bruno De Palva (2011), ‘France: National Involvement in the Indian Ocean Region,’ Future Directions International, Strategic Analysis Paper, 5 December 2011.
 
33
Christopher Boden (2015), ‘China in Talks with Djibouti on Establishing Logistics Base,’ Associate Press, (AP), 26 November 2015.
 
34
Yin He (2007), China’s Changing Policy on UN Peacekeeping Operations (Stockholm: Institute for Security and Development Policy).
 
36
Sally Healey (2011), ‘Seeking Peace and Security in the Horn of Africa: The Contribution of Intergovernmental Authority on Development,’ International Affairs, 87:1, pp. 105–120.
 
37
Hang Zhou (2014), ‘Testing the Limits: China’s Expanding Role in the South Sudanese Civil War,’ China Brief, 14:19.
 
38
George Akwaya Genyi (2015), ‘South Sudan: Resolving Conflicts in Africa – A Test Case for China,’ Conflict Studies Quarterly, 13, pp. 17–28.
 
39
Kay Mathews (2013), ‘China and UN Peacekeeping Operations in Africa,’ In Gebrehiwot Berhe and Liu Hongwu, eds., China-Africa Relations: Governance, Peace and Security (Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University and Zhejiang Normal University.)
 
40
Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom (2015), ‘China’s Xi Says to Commit 8,000 Troops for U.N. Peacekeeping Force,’ Reuters, 28 September 2015, http://​news.​yahoo.​com/​chinas-xi-says-commit-8-000-troops-u-160032557.​html
 
41
See Lars Christian Moller (2015), ‘Ethiopia’s Great Run: The Growth Acceleration and How to Pace It’ (working paper, Washington, DC: World Bank Group).
 
42
USAID (2015), ‘Agriculture and Food Security,’ accessed 1 December 2015, https://​www.​usaid.​gov/​ethiopia/​agriculture-and-food-security.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Ethiopia, China, and the West
verfasst von
Aaron Tesfaye
Copyright-Jahr
2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52893-9_14