Abstract
This paper attempted to examines changes and continuities of Ethiopian foreign policy under the military and EPRDF regimes. Accordingly, the paper argues that there are changes and continuties in Ethiopian foreign policymaking and executions under military and EPRDF regimes. The study used secondary source of data; collected from books, journal articles, published and unpublished materials,, governmental and non-governmental organization reports and remarks, magazines and web sources. To substantiate and supplement the secondary data, the paper also used primary data collected through key informant interview. Given the data gathered are qualitative, the study employed qualitative data analysis techniques. The finding of the study revealed that the demise of military regime brought not merely change in terms of foreign policy making and execution but also brought shift in foreign policy approach and orientation of the country from out-ward looking foreign policy to in-ward looking foreign. Despite, a shift in orientation and style of foreign policy, domestic factors, and external factors remain the defining factors of Ethiopian foreign policy under both military and EPRDF regimes.
Highlights
Ethiopia assumed as the state of millennia history
The formation of modern Ethiopian empire ushered the foundation for genesis of the modern Ethiopia’s foreign relations and foreign policy but initially it was dominated by state to state relations that marginalized the participation of none state actors though the foreign policy document of the country was not adopted till 1996 when the official document of Ethiopian foreign policy was adopted by Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) government [13]
The logic applies for Ethiopian foreign policy and foreign relation under military and EPRDF regime
Summary
Ethiopia assumed as the state of millennia history. the formation of modern Ethiopian empire traced back to mid of the 19th Century [24] after termination of era of zemene mesafint (Era of princes or regional lords) and the coming of RasKasa [21] who traced his lineage to the house of David and King Solomon, succeeded in consolidating his rule over the Abyssinian core from which modern Ethiopia would flower and who sought the assistance of European states to modernize to the country and defend the threat Egypt and Turk which were Muslim states. Ethiopia has a long diplomatic history and extensive experience in foreign relations. Different regimes have been using foreign policy and foreign relations as the best means to modernize the country, maintain sovereignty and defending the national integrity of the country. There always changes and continuities of Ethiopian foreign policy under different regimes though the central purpose of Ethiopia's foreign policy has remained the same. The objective of this study is to examine the changes and continuities of Ethiopian foreign policy under military and EPRDF regimes. The study used a secondary source of data; collected from books, journal articles, published and unpublished materials and archives. To substantiate the secondary data, primary data was collected via key informant interview from key actors and pertinent experts. Negera Gudeta Adula: Ethiopian Foreign Policy Under Military and EPRDF Regimes: Changes and Continuities
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