Horn of Africa
Abiy’s Election Victory Will Formalize His Coalition’s Domestic Mandate and Keep Ethiopia on Its Present Foreign Policy Trajectory
Washington Utilized the Language of Mogadishu and Ankara, Not That of a Government That Takes Red Sea Security Seriously
The Houthis Gave Pirates Better Tools, and Tehran Gave the Houthis Their Purpose and Their Logistics
No Longer Organized Around Clear Divisions, Global Rivalry Operates Through a Set of Managed Tensions Across Regions
A Five-Year Defense Cooperation Agreement Covers Intelligence Sharing, Joint Exercises, and Reciprocal Troop Deployment
Displays of Military Capability Project Control, Deter Challengers, and Signal Continuity
Is the Diplomatic Blitz on Ethiopia Redrawing the Horn of Africa’s Security Map?
The Maritime Dispute Reflects Deeper Questions About Sovereignty, Institutional Authority, and Geopolitical Alignment
Extremist Organizations Thrive in Environments Defined by State Rivalry, Political Fragmentation, and Security Vacuums
For Now, the African Union Maintains Somalia’s Formal Territorial Claim and Tolerates Limited Engagement with Somaliland
Washington Has Misread the Houthis for Too Long
At Stake Is Not Merely a Bilateral Disagreement but a Broader Recalibration Across the Red Sea-Horn Strategic Corridor
By Embedding Itself in Somalia’s Hydrocarbons Sector and Security Architecture, Turkey Positions Itself as a Gatekeeper