60. Le Monde's Berbera Fiction: Erasing Somaliland's Agency
Le Monde publishes another sensationalised piece on Berbera, stripping Somaliland of agency and relying on anonymous sources to push an Iran-centric narrative with no hard evidence.
Le Monde publishes another sensationalised piece on Berbera, stripping Somaliland of agency and relying on anonymous sources to push an Iran-centric narrative with no hard evidence.
Israel and Somaliland share the experience of being unrecognised by neighbours who wish them gone. But Israel under Netanyahu is creating more enemies than friends, and the Abraham Accords must deliver a final resolution.
Somaliland's Israeli recognition has collapsed two timelines. Sovereignty and Islamic renewal must now happen simultaneously, offering a confident counter-model to militarised political theology.
When UK Labour compares Somaliland to Scotland, they reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of what a failed state, an unratified union, and 35 years of separation actually mean.
Why condemning state recognition is as absurd as throwing tantrums over someone else's lunch order, and how Somaliland ticks all the boxes.
Saudi Arabia's disproportionate response to Somaliland recognition exposes deep insecurity about geopolitical control and identity politics.
Somaliland stands alongside Israel in democracy and safety, yet remains grouped with Somalia in US policy. The data demands a rethink.
As Trump pursues historic legacy over incremental process, Somaliland recognition offers the rare win-win that creates powerful optics while genuinely improving Africa's geopolitical landscape.
The 2024 Somaliland-Ethiopia MOU revealed more about global attitudes towards African sovereignty than its actual contents, exposing the misapplication of territorial integrity whilst demonstrating unexpected international support for Somaliland recognition.
The Trump administration must abandon Clinton's failed Single Somalia policy and return to the Bush-era strategy that favoured recognising Somaliland's statehood.