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Geopolitics

New AFRICOM Chief Inherits Failing Somalia Strategy Amid China Challenge

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Key Points New AFRICOM Chief: Gen. Anderson was confirmed on July 31, 2025, and is tasked to confront the "convergence of great-power rivalry and terrorism". Strategic...
Geopolitics

Somaliland Asserts Red Sea Influence with Landmark Taiwan Security Pact

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KEY POINTS The Pact: Somaliland and Taiwan have signed a landmark maritime security pact, deepening their strategic alliance in the Horn of Africa. Mutual Benefit: The...
Geopolitics

Diplomatic Delusion: Ex-U.S. Official’s Call for Al-Shabaab Talks Undermines U.S. Strategy, Emboldens Terrorists

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While U.S. drones rain fire on Al-Shabaab hideouts, a former U.S. official is lobbying for a peace table instead of a battlefield—offering a diplomatic...
Opinion

Clarifications on ‘Somali-Weyn’

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In my recent article about Somali-Weyn and Islam-Weyn, I examined how these two ideologies, rooted in ethnonationalism and belief orientation, have been politicized in...
Opinion

The Cost of Incompetence: How Unqualified Appointments Fuel Corruption and Erode Public Trust in Governance

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Introduction Governance and Public Service in Somaliland Since its self-declared independence from Somalia in 1991, Somaliland has pursued a relatively peaceful and stable trajectory compared to...
Editorial

Qatar’s Hypocrisy on Somaliland

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By Michael Rubin On June 30, 2025, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro arrived in Qatar to meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani,...
Geopolitics

The Doha Directive: Inside Qatar’s Mission to Scuttle the Somaliland-US Alliance

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An $8 Billion Air Base, a Terror Portfolio, and Qatar's High-Stakes Pressure Campaign to Keep the US Out of Berbera What appeared to be a...
Economy

Unlocking Economic Potential: How Somaliland Can Attract Ethiopian Trade and Investment

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1. Strategic Location and Geopolitical Leverage Somaliland, with its prime location on the Gulf of Aden and immediate proximity to Ethiopia, holds unparalleled potential as...
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A Friend’s Warning, a State’s Opportunity: Rethinking Somaliland’s Washington Strategy

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

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Shifting Geopolitics and Somaliland’s Move from Recognition Plea to Strategic Bargain: Opportunities for President Cirro’s U.S. Visit.

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President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Cirro’s visit to the United...
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Somaliland’s Delegation is Sending the Wrong Message to Washington

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By Michael Rubin Before the beginning of the U.S. and...
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Somaliland Fights the World for Recognition. A Somali Passport Pipeline in Hargeisa Undercuts It

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KEY POINTS Somali passports are being issued to Somaliland citizens...
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