Addis Ababa: The Defense War College of Ethiopia has been empowering military leaders with the knowledge of the country’s geopolitical interest on the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, Defense War College Commander in Chief Brigadier General Bulti Tadesse told ENA.

Ethiopia, with a population projected to reach 150 million by 2030, is found in a unique geopolitical position in the Horn of Africa and the nation plays a critical role in Red Sea politics, which is rooted in historical and strategic dimensions, economic imperatives, regional stability considerations and significance of the region’s geopolitical landscape.

In an exclusive interview with ENA, Defense War College Commander in Chief Brigadier General Bulti Tadesse said the politics of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is a very critical regional issue that directly and indirectly affects the national interest of Ethiopia.

Therefore, the college has been organizing a lot workshops and symposiums as well as long and short term courses for military leaders on the geo
political interest of Ethiopia over the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Moreover, the college has been nurturing and cultivating strategic military leaders with knowledge of geopolitics of the region, he added.

The commander in chief of the college explained that having knowledge of geopolitics of the region enables military leaders to understand what is going around the region, and how to maintain and ensure the national interest of Ethiopia in all national security dimensions.

‘There is a great security politics here and there, especially the Horn of Africa,’ Brigadier General Bulti said, adding that the war college made members of the defense force understand what is going on in security matters, what Ethiopia’s national security interest is, and what principles the country follows in defense capability and national security dimensions.

The college provides masters and regular diploma programs in areas of strategic leadership, national security, military professionalism, international relations, foreign poli
cy and diplomacy, it was learned.

According to Brigadier General Bulti, the college also renders training in internal and regional threat analysis, conflict resolution, military intelligence and geopolitics among other key subject matters related to defense.

Furthermore, the college will work more on capacitating the defense force of the country in areas of peace and security as well as geopolitics of the region.

The Defense War College of Ethiopia has been operational since October 2019 as Ethiopia’s first senior level strategic security studies and research institution.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency