• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: The Eritrean War
  • Contributor: Pateman, Roy
  • imprint: SAGE Publications, 1990
  • Published in: Armed Forces & Society
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1177/0095327x9001700104
  • ISSN: 0095-327X; 1556-0848
  • Keywords: Safety Research ; Social Sciences (miscellaneous) ; Sociology and Political Science
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  • Description: <jats:p> The Eritrean War has been in process for over 20 years. The Eritrean People's Liberation Front, which has borne the brunt of the fighting against the Ethiopian government forces in the last decade, is one of the world's most important-and unknownliberation movements. Its military wing, the Eritrean People's Liberation Army has battle experience of many years. This article examines the organization, strategy, and tactics that have made it one of the world's most effective forces. The article places the conflict into the context of geopolitical issues in the Horn of Africa and deals with the attempts at a peaceful resolution of the conflict. </jats:p>