Somalia
In Effect, Ervin Massinga Is Telling His Ethiopian and Broader African Audience to Ignore the White House and the President’s Comments
Because Letting Somalis Into America Is Strictly for High-Stakes Gamblers, the Only Safe Bet with Them Is to Just Refrain
Iran’s Proxies Now Have Proxies of Their Own
The United States Needs a Reliable Partner like Somaliland Along the Gulf of Aden, Where Houthi Attacks Threaten Shipping
Somalia May Rely on Turkish Security Assistance but It Will Not Rubberstamp Turkish Foreign Policy
Fewer Attacks by Al-Shabaab May Just as Likely Reflect Accommodation as a Successful Security Plan
Some Fear the Consulate Is an Intelligence Hub from Which Turkish Agents Aid Adversaries and Undermine Somaliland’s Cohesion
The Belief That Supporting Somaliland Means Sacrificing Somalia’s Cooperation Is a Foolish Assumption
Somaliland Is Independent; There Is No Taking That Back
Militants with Extremist Histories Have Re-Entered Transnational Jihadist Networks from Turkish Territory
An Informal Arrangement That Let Somali and Somaliland Aviation Regulators Split Duties Was Scrapped in 2024
China Offered Somaliland More than a Quarter of a Billion Dollars to Drop Taiwan. Somaliland Said No
While Somaliland Is Impoverished, It Is Also Principled
The Extension to 2028 Brings Turkey Closer to a Number of High-Profile Goals for Which It Needs Somali Facilities
Western Capitals Should Be Precise About What They Endorse When They Praise Turkish-Facilitated Dialogue in Somalia
A government that cannot hold its existing federation together has no credible claim over a territory that left 35 years ago
Washington Utilized the Language of Mogadishu and Ankara, Not That of a Government That Takes Red Sea Security Seriously
A Compliant Federal Government in Mogadishu Protects Turkey’s Offshore Concessions, Its Naval Access, and Its Base Facilities
If Recognizing Israel Were Incompatible with Islamic Governance, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Would Be Missing Half Its Members
The Project Is the Newest, Most Consequential Layer in a Turkish Project to Convert Somalia Into a Forward Operating Base
A Government That Threatens a Global Shipping Lane While Losing Ground to a Jihadist Insurgency Is Not Projecting Strength