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Ethiopia in 2008 faces challenges on multiple fronts. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who has been in power since 1991, in the past has demonstrated both resilience and the capacity to outmaneuver his rivals. This year, however, he faces a convergence of internal and regional crises that could unbalance Ethiopia and exacerbate conflicts across the region. Each of these challenges feeds and is in turn fed by the others. An explosive escalation is possible.
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