Truces in Ethiopia and Yemen a welcome change to war

If the truces work, there will still be a big and dangerous war in Ukraine, but two of the world’s three worst wars will be over.

The Ethiopian government’s declaration of a 'humanitarian truce' on March 24 came as a surprise, writes Gwynne Dyer. Six months ago rebels advanced from their home province of Tigray more than halfway to the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, pictured, seemed on the brink of defeat.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

April 4, 2022

LONDON, U.K.—Two weeks ago, the three biggest wars in the world were in Ukraine, Ethiopia, and Yemen. Now truces have silenced the guns and the airstrikes in two of the three. They are only temporary truces so far, but there is a reasonable chance that they could grow into something more permanent...

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