Opinion

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland emerges not as a breakthrough in self-determination, but as a strategic recalibration -- one that exploits political marginality, militarises geography, and redirects diplomatic attention amid mounting international scrutiny over Gaza genocide.…

As Somaliland embarks on its most ambitious security reform in decades, the proliferation of institutions has created the appearance of enhanced capacity. However, the lack of a central coordinating authority continues to expose the system to strategic blind spots.…

From post-conflict success story to geopolitical flashpoint, Somaliland’s long quest for recognition is entering a decisive phase.…

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland did not fracture Somalia; it exposed the cumulative costs of institutional decay, scattershot diplomacy, and a political class that has traded strategic agency for political survival.…

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland may crack the wall of diplomatic silence, but it also risks repositioning an emerging entity at the center of regional rivalries it may be unable to manage.…

Sudan is central to Isaias Afwerki’s security worldview. Stability and central control matter more than political transition.…

In Sudan’s war, media has functioned less as a witness than as a participant. Through selective framing and militarized language, it has reduced a structural crisis to a battlefield spectacle.…

A justice system where cases never end, appeals spin endlessly upward, and citizens wait years for finality, Somaliland’s courts face a crisis that demands structural reform.…

Echoing past chapters of paranoia and prejudice, racial tropes and opportunistic politics have once again positioned Somali Minnesotans as easy targets in America’s recurring cycle of scapegoating — leaving them vulnerable to racialized blame designed to distract from the current administration’s…