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Geopolitics

Iran Pressures. Turkey Sustains. Somaliland Exposes.

Staff - April 9, 2026

by Shay Gal The war with Iran did not begin in the Gulf. It exposed the system. Hormuz is not the story. It is the...

Opinion

Decline and Political Transformation of the Somaliland House of Elders (Guurti).

Staff - April 5, 2026

The Somaliland House of Elders (Guurti) decline stems from its transition from a grassroots peace building body to a stagnant legislative relic. Originally hailed for...

Opinion

Why the Indo-Pacific Must Embrace, Not Just Follow, Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland

Staff - March 26, 2026

By Hiroko Kasai On December 26, 2025, the State of Israel made a decision that many in the West and East Asia had whispered about...

Opinion

When Sunni Muslims Pray for Israel

Staff - March 19, 2026

By Michael Freund In an era when social media often amplifies hatred and outrage, something remarkable happened recently on X (formerly Twitter). It began with a...

News

Dahabshiil and Telesom Took Fuel Delivery From a U.S. Treasury-Sanctioned Iranian Revolutionary Guard Vessel

Staff - March 10, 2026

How a shadow fleet found safe harbour in Berbera Port — and how someone made sure you wouldn't know about it KEY POINTS A U.S. Treasury-designated...

Opinion

The Region Denies Somaliland. The Region Relies on It.

Staff - February 25, 2026

by Shay Gal On 26 December 2025, Israel did what every capital at the Red Sea’s southern gate had modelled privately and dismissed publicly: it...

Diplomacy

The Free World Needs Taiwan

Staff - February 13, 2026

Why Solidarity Will Protect Prosperity Lin Chia-lung, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan (Republic of China) February 4, 2026 Sitting in the shadow of authoritarian China, Taiwan has...

Opinion