Horn of Africa
To Secure Freedom of Navigation and Counter Adversary Influence, Washington Must Realign Its Strategy and Actively Back Somaliland
Somaliland’s Government Ensures That Its Fauna Remains Among the Most Diverse and Healthiest in the Horn of Africa
Somaliland and India Share Common History, and Both Embrace the Rules-Based Order and Democracy
Asmara Employs a Highly Militarized Conception of Regional Security and Regularly Projects Force Beyond Its Borders
The Geopolitical Environment Surrounding the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa Has Undergone a Profound Transformation
Western Capitals Should Be Precise About What They Endorse When They Praise Turkish-Facilitated Dialogue in Somalia
The Conflict Is Deeply Tied Both to the Politics of the Horn of Africa, Especially Ethiopia, and to Middle Eastern Dynamics
Washington Is Expanding Its Military Footprint with a $71 Million Overhaul of the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya
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