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  • Architecture of Authority
    Article | Commentary | Opinion | Politics

    Oromos and the Architecture of AuthoritySurvival, Role Discipline, and Institutional Design

    By Dereje Hawas (PhD, Elec Eng) Posted on2026-03-102026-03-06

    Calls for unity within the Oromo political sphere have become increasingly frequent, yet unity alone does not produce strategic effectiveness. This article argues that the deeper problem is the lack of an effective architecture of authority capable of assigning roles, managing disagreement, and converting mobilization into institutional power. Drawing on the historical experience of 1991 and the 2014–2018 mobilizations, it examines why fragmentation persists and outlines the institutional design needed for durable political authority.

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  • Regional War
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    Oromos and the Rising Risk of Regional War: Power, Leverage, and Post-War Reality

    By Dereje Hawas (PhD, Elec Eng) Posted on2026-02-222026-02-16

    War is not decided by outrage, slogans, or population size, but by organization, internal consolidation, and clear political priorities. As tensions re-emerge in northern Ethiopia, Oromos face a strategic question: will they shape a potential regional war’s outcome, or be shaped by it? Demography and geography create leverage only when converted into disciplined coordination. The lessons of 1991 and 2018 show that mobilization without institutional capacity yields participation without authorship.

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  • Just Cause
    Op-Ed | Opinion | Politics

    When a Just Cause Is Made to Fail: Oromo Fragmentation, Elite Proliferation, and the Cost of Permanent Politics

    By Dereje Hawas (PhD, Elec Eng) Posted on2026-02-102026-02-10

    Oromo Fragmentation is not a sign of political maturity or ideological diversity; it is the visible cost of elite proliferation detached from existential survival. As land is taken and communities are displaced, the struggle splinters into competing parties, fronts, and narratives that drain energy without building power. Fragmentation shields elites from accountability while leaving ordinary Oromos without leverage, unity, or an effective defense against dispossession and erasure. This op-ed argues that moral unanimity must precede politics if a just cause is to survive.

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