Tag: Horn of Africa geopolitics

Opinion

Somaliland’s Recognition Institute Is Built for a Legal Fight, But Recognition Is a Political Fight

Staff - July 31, 2026

by Brian McDonald Somaliland launched a new institute in May 2026 dedicated to advancing international recognition, and it was a step to add expertise and...

Analysis

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

Staff - April 18, 2026

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...

Opinion

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

Staff - March 26, 2026

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...

Opinion

The Region Denies Somaliland. The Region Relies on It.

Staff - February 25, 2026

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...

Opinion

A Jewish Case for Recognizing Somaliland

Staff - February 11, 2026

Israeli Foreign Minister Gidion Sa'ar in the Republic of Somaliland with President Abdirahman Abdillahi "Irro".

Editorial

Identity on the Move: What Does It Mean to Be Somalilander?

Staff - February 9, 2026

A moment of validation is also a moment of interrogation. As Somaliland steps onto the world stage, Somalilanders are asked to define Somaliland’s identity...

Geopolitics