Vanessa Badré, a faculty fellow at American University, is a lawyer and art historian specialising in analyzing works of art to explore broader social and economic themes and concepts.
Nov 8 , 2025 . By Vanessa Badré
Like the air we breathe, peace does not typically command our attention until we lose...
Jul 12 , 2025 . By Vanessa Badré
At a time of rising international tensions and deep polarisation in many countries, trust-building and cooperation seem like forgotten arts...
May 9 , 2026
The Ethiopian state appears to have discovered a fiscal instrument that is politicall...
May 2 , 2026
By the time Ethiopia's National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) reached the end of its fir...
Apr 25 , 2026
In a political community, official speeches show what governments want their citizens...
For much of the past three decades, Ethiopia occupied a familiar place in the Western...