Horn of Africa’s Lawless Seas: Piracy, Smuggling and the New Scramble for Strategic Ports. In the waters stretching from the Red Sea to the western Indian...
Ports, Power, and the Red Sea: Why Somaliland Now Sits at the Center of Global Strategy. Somaliland sits beside the Bab el-Mandeb, a maritime chokepoint so...
How Somaliland Entered the New Red Sea Security Order. This wasn’t an airshow. It was a message—to the Horn, the Red Sea, and the world. At...
Turkey’s Defense Pivot: Turkey in Advanced Talks to Join Saudi–Pakistan Mutual Defense Pact Amid Horn of Africa Tensions. Turkey’s reported move to join the Saudi–Pakistan Strategic...
Mogadishu Walks Away, Hargeisa Steps Forward: How Somalia’s UAE Rift Speeds Somaliland Recognition. Somalia’s decision to formally annul its security and defense agreements with the United...
Hargeisa Draws the Line: Somaliland Rejects Ankara’s Patronage Politics. Somaliland’s response to recent remarks by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan marks more than a diplomatic spat....
Saudi Arabia–UAE Rift Signals a Deeper Power Struggle Reshaping the Middle East. Saudi Arabia’s unusually blunt accusation that the United Arab Emirates is undermining its national...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar Makes First Official Visit to Somaliland After Recognition. HARGEISA — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar arrived in Somaliland’s capital on Tuesday,...
The Republic of Somaliland has flatly denied claims that it agreed to host Israeli military bases or accept refugees from Gaza in exchange for diplomatic recognition...
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...
Mogadishu Trapped, Cairo Panics: The Horn Enters Its Most Dangerous Phase. In just twenty-four hours, the geopolitical scaffolding that anchored Somalia’s relations with the Gulf for...
Taiwan has openly welcomed Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland as a sovereign state, standing apart from the United States, the European Union, and much of Europe,...
After Israel, India Steps Forward: Somaliland Emerges as New Pivot in the Indian Ocean. India is quietly emerging as the most likely next major power to...
Why Somaliland Now Matters More Than Ever in the Red Sea Strategic Equation. Turkey’s expanding footprint in Somalia is often framed as humanitarian partnership or infrastructure...
The Jerusalem Declaration: Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Redraws the Horn of Africa. HARGEISA/JERUSALEM — In a move that decisively alters the geopolitical geometry of the Horn...
The geopolitical center of gravity in the Horn of Africa has shifted decisively toward Hargeisa. On Friday night, within the walls of the Somaliland Presidential Palace,...
No declarations. No end dates. Just American troops fighting wars that faded from public view. While Washington debates future showdowns with China, Iran, and Russia, thousands...
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...
Why Eritrea’s IGAD Exit Matters: Red Sea Strategy and Ethiopian Tensions. Eritrea’s formal withdrawal from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in December 2025 marks a...
What Mogadishu says publicly and what regional security dynamics reveal privately are now moving in opposite directions, and the gap between the two is no longer...