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A Framework for Ending the Egypt-Ethiopia Nile Water War

A Framework for Ending the Egypt-Ethiopia Nile Water War
A general view of the Blue Nile River as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba, in Ethiopia, on Dec. 26, 2019. Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images
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Whiskey is for drinking. Water is for fighting. In less colorful words, securing water is worth going to war.

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Austin Bay
Austin Bay
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Austin Bay is a colonel (ret.) in the U.S. Army Reserve, author, syndicated columnist, and teacher of strategy and strategic theory at the University of Texas–Austin. His latest book is “Cocktails from Hell: Five Wars Shaping the 21st Century.”
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