The Current Qatar-Saudi Dispute and its Implication on the Horn of Africa; the case of Ethiopia
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2018-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The main purpose of this study is to explore the types and forms of Economic, Security, and Diplomatic challenges that encounter Ethiopia as a result of the current rift within the Gulf countries with which Ethiopia has longstanding historical, cultural, and economic relations for centuries. Hence, this study employed the qualitative research approach with the thematic method of analysis. In this study, purposive sampling technique was used. The samples were comprised of diplomats, scholars, and experts in the area. The study data are collected through interview and document reviews. Data from Ethiopia Investment Commission and Ministry of Trade were used to analyze the level of economic interdependence between Ethiopia and the currently disputing Gulf States. Analysis of qualitative data gathered through interviews and document reading and reviewing were discussed based on their relation to the factors, actors, and implications of the crisis. The findings of the study revealed that there are critical, and multidimensional actual and potential security, economic, and diplomatic challenges and problems for Ethiopia and the Horn of African countries emanating from the ongoing rift within the GCC States. In order to reduce the negative impacts of the rift within the GCC, Ethiopia should insist on its neutral position along with hard working to improve the internal political and economic problems. The only possible alternative to tackle external impositions and the negative impacts at regional level is integration and cooperation among the Horn countries. Integrations and cooperation are also the best alternatives to bring the sustainable regional security and stability.
Key words: Security, Diplomacy, Implication, Dispute, Integration
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Security, Diplomacy, Implication, Dispute, Integration