Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict: A Familiar Path to Ruin The renewed clashes between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian federal army in northern Ethiopia's contested region are a stark reminder that some conflicts are forever doomed to repeat themselves.
The cycle of violence, which has left hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced since 2020, is a painful illustration of the consequences of unchecked nationalism and militarism.
The Tigray war was a devastating conflict that pitted the region's ruling party against the federal government in Addis Ababa.