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Israel Names Veteran Diplomat as Ambassador to Somaliland; Somalia Threatens to Close the Bab el-Mandeb

Formally, the appointment of Michael Lotem as Israel's first ambassador to the Republic of Somaliland is an administrative act, the credentialing of a diplomat...

Iran Pressures. Turkey Sustains. Somaliland Exposes.

by Shay Gal The war with Iran did not begin in the Gulf. It exposed the system. Hormuz is not the story. It is the...

Decline and Political Transformation of the Somaliland House of Elders (Guurti).

The Somaliland House of Elders (Guurti) decline stems from its transition from a grassroots peace building body to a stagnant legislative relic. Originally hailed for...

Why the Indo-Pacific Must Embrace, Not Just Follow, Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland

By Hiroko Kasai On December 26, 2025, the State of Israel made a decision that many in the West and East Asia had whispered about...

When Sunni Muslims Pray for Israel

By Michael Freund In an era when social media often amplifies hatred and outrage, something remarkable happened recently on X (formerly Twitter). It began with a...

Dahabshiil and Telesom Took Fuel Delivery From a U.S. Treasury-Sanctioned Iranian Revolutionary Guard Vessel

How a shadow fleet found safe harbour in Berbera Port — and how someone made sure you wouldn't know about it KEY POINTS A U.S. Treasury-designated...

The Region Denies Somaliland. The Region Relies on It.

by Shay Gal On 26 December 2025, Israel did what every capital at the Red Sea’s southern gate had modelled privately and dismissed publicly: it...

The Free World Needs Taiwan

Why Solidarity Will Protect Prosperity Lin Chia-lung, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan (Republic of China) February 4, 2026 Sitting in the shadow of authoritarian China, Taiwan has...

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