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Somaliland’s Hidden Treasure: Can Minerals Fuel Prosperity or Fuel Conflict?

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Introduction Somaliland, a self-declared but unrecognized state in the Horn of Africa, stands at a critical juncture. For three decades, it has defied the odds,...
Opinion

Trump’s Geo-Transactional Effort to Resolve the GERD Dispute Between Ethiopia and Egypt Confronts the Energy–Water Dilemma

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On June 20, former President Donald Trump claimed on his social media channel, Truth Social, that the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was...
Geopolitics

New AFRICOM Chief Inherits Failing Somalia Strategy Amid China Challenge

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Key Points New AFRICOM Chief: Gen. Anderson was confirmed on July 31, 2025, and is tasked to confront the "convergence of great-power rivalry and terrorism". Strategic...
Geopolitics

Somaliland Asserts Red Sea Influence with Landmark Taiwan Security Pact

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KEY POINTS The Pact: Somaliland and Taiwan have signed a landmark maritime security pact, deepening their strategic alliance in the Horn of Africa. Mutual Benefit: The...
Geopolitics

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

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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...
Opinion

Clarifications on ‘Somali-Weyn’

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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...
Opinion

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

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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...
Editorial

Qatar’s Hypocrisy on Somaliland

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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,...
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