1. Introduction Part I: Continuities
2. Beyond the War in Tigray: Multiple Consequences of the Crisis in Ethiopia
3. Enduring Authoritarianism, Endemic Instability, and Elusive Peace in Sudan
4. Proxies and Powers: Clan Federalism, Unification Attempts, and State-building in Somalia
5. Political Continuity in Eritrea: Domestic and Foreign Policy Considerations
6. Djibouti: A Small State with a Big Role?
7. South Sudan and the Revitalized Peace Agreement: Continuities and Prospects after 2018 Part II: Transformations
8. Can The Center Hold? Dynamics of Political Change and Instability in Contemporary Ethiopia
9. Opposing the Regime in Post-1991 Ethiopia: The Multinational Opposition’s Reshaping, Survival, and Current Opportunities
10. Somalia’s Politics and Regional Relations: From Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo” to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
11. Three Decades of De Facto Independence: Somaliland’s Economic and Political Transformation
12. African Union’s Quest for Peace in Somalia: Contextualizing the Transition from AMISOM to ATMIS Part III: Prospects
13. The Political Economy of Extra-Regional Relations in the Horn of Africa: The Quest for Reform and Conflict Resolution in Ethiopia in the Post-2018 Period
14. Gambella since the Prosperity Party: Some Reflections on Politics, Social Cohesion, and the Near Future of a Periphery
15. Geopolitics–Ports Politics Nexus: The Case of Port of Berbera, Somaliland
16. The Gate of the Horn: The Political Economy of Djibouti in a Shifting Regional Context
17. Investment Perspectives, Indebtedness, and Local Perceptions about China across IGAD Countries