Pre-war equilibrium: Why Ethiopia holds time and Eritrea is racing against it  – Horn Review

19 Mar 2026 The contemporary dynamics of interstate relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea defy simplistic categorization within conventional dichotomies of “war” and “peace.” Rather, what is manifesting is a volatile pre-war equilibrium: a state in which deterrence endures, yet the structural, political, and military determinants that historically presage interstate conflict are increasingly salient and mutually […]