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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 is Sending the Wrong Message to Washington,” deserves serious consideration. Not because every conclusion he...

Tribute to the Late Professor Mohamed Saeed Gees: A Physicist Who Became a Leader

By Dr. Jamal Ali Hussein At dawn, on August 24th, 2025, after finishing my morning prayers, I made my way to Boston’s Logan Airport. My...

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...

Somaliland’s Global Posture Under President Irro: A 100-Day Foreign Diplomacy Review

On November 13, 2024, Somaliland's political landscape shifted dramatically as President Irro claimed victory in a highly contested election, ousting the incumbent President Muse...

Somaliland’s Indigenous Democracy Highlighted in Nobel Economics Lecture

In his 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics lecture titled "Paths towards the Periphery," delivered in Stockholm on December 8, Professor James A. Robinson presented...

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Congressman Rose Raises Somaliland Bill at Treasury Hearing as President Meets Legislators

WASHINGTON — Rep. John Rose pressed Treasury Secretary Scott...

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

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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