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S01 Ep.04 - Ethiopia's GERD: Mediation and Escalation in Contemporary Nile-Diplomacy

June 25, 2021 BIC Season 1 Episode 4
S01 Ep.04 - Ethiopia's GERD: Mediation and Escalation in Contemporary Nile-Diplomacy
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S01 Ep.04 - Ethiopia's GERD: Mediation and Escalation in Contemporary Nile-Diplomacy
Jun 25, 2021 Season 1 Episode 4
BIC


On the current status of Nile diplomacy, the increase in bilateral tensions, and the growing challenge of water scarcity in the face of global climate change, the BIC's Political Analyst, Ben Lowings, is joined by Mirette Mabrouk, Senior Fellow and Director of the Egypt program at the Middle East Institute, to discuss the latest regarding Ethiopia's controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Is there hope for a compromise between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, and is there sufficient political will to see such a compromise through?

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On the current status of Nile diplomacy, the increase in bilateral tensions, and the growing challenge of water scarcity in the face of global climate change, the BIC's Political Analyst, Ben Lowings, is joined by Mirette Mabrouk, Senior Fellow and Director of the Egypt program at the Middle East Institute, to discuss the latest regarding Ethiopia's controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Is there hope for a compromise between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, and is there sufficient political will to see such a compromise through?