FROM CARACAS TO THE ARCTIC: After Venezuela Strike, Fears Grow That Trump’s Expansionist Impulse Could Turn Toward Greenland. The U.S. military operation that seized Venezuela’s president...
Mossad Signals Support for Iranian Protesters as War Clock Ticks. Israel has taken the psychological battlefield straight into Tehran. In an unprecedented move, Israel’s Mossad publicly...
MOGADISHU / DOHA — Intelligence indications that Turkey and Qatar are exploring a mediation channel between the Somali Federal Government (SFG) and the Al-Shabaab militant group...
Imaginary Maps, Real Failure: Why Mogadishu’s ‘Sovereignty’ Talk Rings Hollow. Somalia’s National Consultative Council (NCC) has issued a fierce condemnation of Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. The...
UN Security Council Splits as Israel Defends Somaliland Recognition, US Slams Double Standards. The United Nations Security Council descended into open confrontation after Israel’s decision to...
After Netanyahu Talks, Trump Sets Deadline for Hamas Disarmament and Draws Red Line on Iran. Donald Trump did not hedge after meeting Benjamin Netanyahu. He drew...
From Minnesota Fraud to Mogadishu Politics: Ilhan Omar’s Somaliland Problem. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s long-standing opposition to recognizing Somaliland is coming under renewed scrutiny as federal investigations...
From London to Hargeisa: A British Statesman Backs Somaliland’s Recognition. Sir Michael Ellis’s argument in support of Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, framed through the perspective of...
Somalia’s Self-Inflicted Wounds: The Role of Clanism, Corruption, and Conflict in State Collapse. When three former Somali presidents—Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and Mohamed Abdullahi...
Somalia has condemned Israel in the halls of the United Nations. Its ambassador in New York, Abubakar Osman Baale, branded the recent Israeli strike in Doha...
Mogadishu Paralysis: How Somaliland’s Icebreaker Strategy Is Stripping Somalia of Its Diplomatic Leverage. As the Icebreaker Strategy accelerates toward its decisive phase in Hargeisa, the political...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered one of his starkest warnings yet to European allies, cautioning that Russia could be preparing to target NATO territory within...
Trump wants Greenland. Greenland says no—clearly, publicly, and decisively. Greenland has delivered its sharpest rejection yet of U.S. annexation ambitions, pushing back forcefully after President Donald...
December 25 is no longer an election date. It is a trigger. The Republic of Somalia is standing at a historic precipice. What was once a...
More agents. More raids. More detention centers. Even as public support slips, Trump is preparing to go bigger in 2026. President Donald Trump is preparing to...
Behind Closed Doors in Addis Ababa: What Abiy Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Really Discussed. At first glance, the officials framed Sunday’s talks as a routine strengthening...
Not fully American. No longer fully Somali. The diaspora story is more complicated than slogans. To be Somali in America is to live in a permanent...
U.S. Drone Hunter-Killer Systems Linked to Berbera as Washington Weighs Deeper Somaliland Security Role. As Washington finalizes a $900 billion defense policy bill and accelerates its...
Officials say the plot was “credible,” coordinated, and ideological. What the FBI stopped in the California desert reveals how fast fringe movements can turn violent. Federal...
Iran-Backed Militias Tighten Grip on Iraq, Underscoring Tehran’s Enduring Regional Strategy. When Iraq’s government announced this week that it would freeze assets linked to Lebanese Hezbollah...