Tag: US
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US Travel Ban of Eritreans Explained
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation restricting travel from several countries including Eritrea. If you are looking for some Trump-bashing, this article won’t be about that. Nor will it attempt to understand why, if the intent is US national security, tourist, student, and business visas (the preferred visa of terrorists) are allowed whereas…
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Eritrea Sanctions: When Belligerence Is Confused For Resilience
The Eritrean government (which is to say: President Isaias Afwerki) is terrible at many things but it is great at weaving a narrative. Thus, to this day, many people, including many who consider themselves well-read, would say that the reason the UN imposed resolution 1907 on Eritrea in 2009 is because (a) it was fed…