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Whatever Happens in Washington, Somaliland Must Prepare Legally for Recognition

By Michael Rubin Somaliland is independent. There is no taking that back. Seventy-five percent of Somalis were born after 1991 and have no direct memory...

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...

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...

Somalia Says It Rejected Ties With Israel. Its Lobbyists Were Pursuing the Abraham Accords.

By his own account, Somalia's president keeps turning Israel away — a weakened suitor, refused on principle — while warning that Somaliland's recognition is...

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...

Taiwan Office Rejects Somalia President’s Remarks as China Tightens Grip on the Horn of Africa

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud praised Beijing’s military might against Taiwan in state media interview as U.S. recalls ambassador HARGEISA, Somaliland — Taiwan’s representative office in Hargeisa...

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Washington Has Heard Somaliland’s Case Before. This Time It Has to Vote.

By Siyad Madey President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Cirro's arrival in...

Whatever Happens in Washington, Somaliland Must Prepare Legally for Recognition

By Michael Rubin Somaliland is independent. There is no taking...

A Friend’s Warning, a State’s Opportunity: Rethinking Somaliland’s Washington Strategy

By Dr. Abdirahman Gaas Michael Rubin’s recent article, “Somaliland’s Delegation...

A Press Conference Before a Plane Ticket: What President Abdirahman Cirro Owes Somaliland

As President Cirro heads to Washington to tout Somaliland's democratic credentials, a sitting MP asks why the government has jailed dozens of journalists at home — and why the President has never once faced an open press conference.
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