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Opinion

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 States comes at an unusually consequential moment for Somaliland. The Horn of Africa and Red...
Editorial

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 Israel war with Iran in December 2025, former Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was in...
News

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 through a Hargeisa pipeline linked to Somalia's federal system in Mogadishu. Applicants pay $300 to $400,...
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Somalia Inaugurates Military Facility in Las Anod, Drawing Formal Protest From Somaliland

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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...
Analysis

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

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

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

Why Educated Voices Are Ditching ‘Somali’ for ‘Somalian’ – And It’s Not Pedantry

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In the charged discourse surrounding the Horn of Africa, a seemingly minor terminological choice carries profound implications. Referring to citizens of the Republic of...
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As Mogadishu Descends Into Conflict, Washington’s Representative to Somalia Visits Somaliland

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On Wednesday in Mogadishu, forces acting under orders from Hassan Sheikh Mohamud — whose constitutional mandate expired on May 15, 2026 — fired on...
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Congressman Rose Raises Somaliland Bill at Treasury Hearing as President Meets Legislators

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

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By Dr. Abdirahman Gaas Michael Rubin’s recent article, “Somaliland’s Delegation...
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A Press Conference Before a Plane Ticket: What President Abdirahman Cirro Owes Somaliland

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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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