US Lifts Sanctions on Eritrea — Why Now, and Why the Red Sea Matters

US lifts sanctions Eritrea Red Sea Bab el-Mandeb

As the US lifts sanctions on Eritrea, Washington quietly closed a five-year chapter of its Horn of Africa policy this week. On Friday, the US Treasury confirmed it had removed sanctions on Eritrea’s ruling party and military — a move that landed with far less fanfare than the geography behind it deserves. What Actually Happened … Read more