The “Sovereign Shield”: How the Triad Hollowed Out Ethiopia to Protect the Red Sea Guardhouse

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Ethiopia has become a “Sovereign Shield”—a hollowed-out state whose debt and internal chaos are managed by China, Russia, and Iran to prevent any disruption to their strategic “Guardhouse” in Eritrea. By keeping Addis Ababa in a state of permanent financial and domestic fragility, the Triad ensures Ethiopia remains too weak to challenge the Red Se…