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Solving Berbera’s Electricity Crisis: A Roadmap for Sustainable Energy

Berbera, a coastal city located along the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, is one of the hottest cities in Somaliland in terms...

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

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...

Clarifications on ‘Somali-Weyn’

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...

Somalilanders: Its Time to Speak Up and Course-Correct the Somaliland Government

By Dr Adali Warsame For the past three decades Somaliland’s political leadership has been dominated by a small opportunistic and parasitic cabal of elderly men -...

Critical Reflections on Abdulqadir Jirde’s Interview with Abdijaliil: A Window into Somalia-Weyn Revisionism

The recent interview between Somaliland politician Abdulqaadir Jirde and Abdijaliil—a known advocate for the Somalia-Weyn narrative—was more than just a political exchange. It offered...

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

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...

Qatar’s Hypocrisy on Somaliland

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,...

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

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...

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

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Whatever Happens in Washington, Somaliland Must Prepare Legally for Recognition

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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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