The Ethiopian Foreign Relations Strategic Studies Institute (EFRSSI) is an autonomous strategic studies institution established in 2015, formerly known as Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development (EIIPD). Founded in 1996, EIIPD is a leading institution and center of excellence for credible research and training on the issues of diplomacy, democracy, peace and development in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa at large. This reformed version serves foreign policy through knowledge accumulation, analyses, strategic scenario investigation and policy option indicators. This Institute takes account of the status attained by Ethiopia in view of its democratization drive and economic expansion which have broadened its interests vis-a-viz the current and future realities of globalization and Ethiopia’s contribution to processes of managing the international system.
