Blogs
Lashitew, A. & Mu, Y. (2024). Which companies are opposed to the SEC’s new climate change disclosure law? Brookings Institution. November 2024.
Methvin, T., Surmeier, A. & Lashitew, A. (2023). Designing inclusive value chains to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers World Economic Forum. December 2023.
Lashitew, A., Branzei, O. & van Tulder, R. (2023). How for-profit businesses pursue social purpose Management Studies Insights. March 2023.
Is The Riskof Crime Against Businesses Greater In More Unequal Coun-tries? Brookings Institution. August 2022.
The Coming of Age of Sustainability Disclosure: How Do Rules Differ Between the US and the EU? Brookings Institution. June 2022.
How Public Health Policies Protected Women- Owned Businesses During the Pandemic. Brookings Institution. April 2022.
Could Services Drive Globalizationinthe Post- C O V I D-19 World? Brookings Institution. June 2020.
Social Distancing Unlikelyto Holdwithouta Safety Netfor Microen-treprises. Brookings Institution. April 2020.
As Oil Prices Plummet, How Can Resource- Rich Countries Diversify Their Economies? Brookings Institution.April 2020.
Buildinga Stakeholder Economy. Brookings Institution. June 2020.
Shareholder Capitalism Arrivesat Davos. Brookings Institution January 2020.
Journals
Lashitew, A. (2026). Lower tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles could boost adoption and diversify Canada’s trade. The Conversation. January 2026.
Lashitew, A. (2025). Ottawa’s tariffs on Chinese EVs are propping up American automakers. The Spectator. September 2025.
Lashitew, A. (2025). Canada’s tariff wall on Chinese electric vehicles is deepening dependence on the U.S. The Conversation. September 2025.
Will Ethiopia’s peace deal last? Foreign Policy. December 2022.
How America’s Activist Foreign Policy Is Failing Ethiopia. The Africa Report. January 2022.
Howto Avert Catastrophein Ethiopia. Foreign Policy. January 2022.
Small Business Green Recovery Fund”to Power U.S. Climate Transition. Contributionto Brookings Institution’s Blueprintfor Advancing Climate Change Adaptationand Resilience. March 2021.
How to Stop Ethnic Nationalism From Tearing Ethiopia Apart. Foreign Policy. February 2021.
The” Great Reset” Requires Agile Governance. MIT Sloan Tech Review. September 2020.
How Ethiopia, Egyptand Sudan Could Overcome Their Differencesover the Blue Nile Dam. Quartz. July 2020
The United States Must Not Pick Sidesinthe Nile River Dispute. Foreign Policy. March, 2020.
The Risksof Ethnic Politicsin Ethiopia. Foreign Policy. November 2019.
Magazines
International Trade during the Pandemic: Has Covid-19 Spared Africa?. Africa Business Magazine. February 2021.
Digital Technologies Open up Vast Business Opportunities in Africa Africa Business Magazine.November 2022.
Covid-19 Exposes Africa’s Digital Divide. Africa Business Magazine. November 2020.
Interviews and Podcasts
“A first take of President Trump’s economic policies” Voice of America (Amharic Program). January 2025.
“The role of women in the 2024 U.S. presidential election” Voice of America (Amharic Program). October 2024.
“The implications of the 2024 U.S. presidential election for developing countries” Voice of America (Amharic Program). August 2024.
“How effective is Ethiopia’s macroeconomic reform?” Deutsche Welle (Amharic). April 2024.
“Effectiveness of Ethiopia’s new import substitution policy” Deutsche Welle (Amharic). March 2024.
“Technology adoption in Africa: Current and future use cases” TechTank Podcast, Brookings Institution. December 2022.
“Dispute over Ethiopia’s Blue Nile dam” New Africa Daily. July 2020.
“Economic and geopolitical impacts of Ethiopia’s Blue Nile dam” SBS Radio. June 2020.
“Why Ethiopia erupted over a musician’s killing” The World Radio. July 2020.