Newspapers and Magazines
Will Ethiopia’s peace deal last? Foreign Policy. December 2022.
Digital technologies open vast business opportunities in Africa. Africa Business Magazine. November 2022.
How America’s activist foreign policy is failing Ethiopia. The Africa Report. January 2022.
How to avert catastrophe in Ethiopia. Foreign Policy. January 2022.
International trade during the pandemic: Has COVID-19 spared Africa? Africa Business Magazine. February 2021.
How to stop ethnic nationalism from tearing Ethiopia apart. Foreign Policy. February 2021.
COVID-19 exposes Africa’s digital divide. Africa Business Magazine. November 2020.
The “Great Reset” requires agile governance. MIT Sloan Tech Review. September 2020.
How Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan could overcome their differences over the Blue Nile Dam. Quartz. July 2020
The United States must not pick sides in the Nile River dispute. Foreign Policy. March, 2020.
The risks of ethnic politics in Ethiopia. Foreign Policy. November 2019.
Blogs
Which companies are opposed to the SEC’s new climate change disclosure law? Lashitew, A. & Mu, Y. Brookings Institution. November 2024.
Designing inclusive value chains to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Methvin, T., Surmeier, A. & Lashitew, A. World Economic Forum. December 2023.
How for-profit businesses pursue social purpose. Lashitew, A., Branzei, O. & van Tulder, R. Management Studies Insights. March 2023.
Is the risk of crime against businesses greater in more unequal countries? 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.
Small business green recovery fund to power U.S. climate transition. Contribution to Brookings Institution’s Blueprint for Advancing Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience. March 2021.
Could services drive globalization in the post-COVID-19 world? Brookings Institution. June 2020.
Social distancing unlikely to hold without a safety net for microenterprises. Brookings Institution. April 2020.
As oil prices plummet, how can resource-rich countries diversify their economies? Brookings Institution. April 2020.
Building a stakeholder economy. Brookings Institution. June 2020.
Shareholder capitalism arrives at Davos. Brookings Institution. January 2020.
Interviews and Podcasts
A first take of President Trump’s economic policies. Interview with the Voice of America (VOA) Amharic Program. January 2025.
The role of women in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Interview with the Voice of America (VOA) Amharic Program. October 2024.
The implications of the 2024 U.S. presidential election for developing countries. Interview with the Voice of America (VOA) Amharic Program. August 2024.
Effectiveness of Ethiopia’s new import substitution policy. Interview with German Radio (Deutsche Welle Amharic). March 2024.
How effective is Ethiopia’s macroeconomic reform? Interview with German Radio (Deutsche Welle Amharic). April 2024.
Technology adoption in Africa: Current and future use cases. TechTank Podcast at Brookings Institution. With Nicol Turner Lee, Yolanda Jinxin Ma, and Jane Munga. December 2022.
Dispute over Ethiopia’s Blue Nile dam. New Africa Daily with Ambassador David Shinn and Hafsa Halawa. 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.