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Somaliland’s Delegation is Sending the Wrong Message to Washington

By Michael Rubin Before the beginning of the U.S. and Israel war with Iran in December 2025, former Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was in...

Somaliland Fights the World for Recognition. A Somali Passport Pipeline in Hargeisa Undercuts It

KEY POINTS Somali passports are being issued to Somaliland citizens through a Hargeisa pipeline linked to Somalia's federal system in Mogadishu. Applicants pay $300 to $400,...

Somalia Inaugurates Military Facility in Las Anod, Drawing Formal Protest From Somaliland

Somalia's prime minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, inaugurated a Somali National Army facility in Las Anod on August 2, the clearest attempt yet by Mogadishu...

“It’s Going to Be Very Hard to Stay Engaged”: Inside Gen. Anderson’s Warning to Mogadishu

AFRICOM's top commander came to Mogadishu to reassure Somalia. He left having delivered a warning instead. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson arrived in Mogadishu insisting America...

Rahm’s Somaliland Jab, an Accidental Roast of Hillary?

On January 17, 2013, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stood beside Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and formally recognized Somalia’s Federal Government. This...

As Mogadishu Descends Into Conflict, Washington’s Representative to Somalia Visits Somaliland

On Wednesday in Mogadishu, forces acting under orders from Hassan Sheikh Mohamud — whose constitutional mandate expired on May 15, 2026 — fired on...

Sink or Swim for Somalia: The 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy and the End of the Mogadishu Underwriting

A policy analysis The White House released the 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy in May, Washington's first comprehensive counterterrorism doctrine since 2018 and the Trump administration's...

Somaliland Calls Out Somalia’s Fabrications Over Israel Recognition

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dismisses Allegations as Mogadishu's Own Abraham Accords Lobbying Comes to Light Somaliland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs moved quickly...

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