PhD, Adjunct Professor, Trinity University, Washington, DC, Senior Advisor, the World Bank, retired
8August 2011

Beyond the current fascinations concerning the “Arab Spring”, there are strategic economic and diplomatic dimensions that require deeper analysis and understanding concerning relations between Ethiopia on the one hand, and Egypt on the other. I refer to the future development and use of the waters of the Nile River. I know of no other topic in the 21st century that evokes strong emotions and national sentiments in Egypt and Ethiopia than the development and use of the River Nile and its tributaries...