Abstract
This article contends that the emergence of today’s Somaliland National Army — and, by extension, Somaliland’s very survival as a political order — cannot...
Somaliland has built a stable, democratic, and self-governing state through locally grounded institutions and disciplined patience—long before the world was willing to recognize it.
By...
By Goth Mohamed Goth
Last night, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took to the airwaves for a prime-time address directed squarely at the people and...
The growing tension between Somaliland and Djibouti has reached a critical juncture, marked by Djibouti’s unexpected and assertive political and military alignment with Mogadishu....
The country suffered a 30-year boycott for the sin of separating itself from a state defined by genocidal violence and starvation – Israel righted...
For more than three decades, Somaliland has occupied a unique and often misunderstood position in the international system: a state that functions in practice...
By Michael Rubin
On December 26, 2025, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced on X that Israel has recognized Somaliland, becoming the first country in the...
The swift and unequivocal statement issued on 26 December 2025 by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, rejecting any...
By Hassan Farah Mohamed, Lawyer focused on investment, Energy, Public Finance, Governance and Democratization
Email: hassanbadde@gmail.com
Abstract
This article examines the historical, legal, and political foundations of...
Introduction
Israel’s decision to extend formal recognition to Somaliland marks a pivotal moment in Somaliland’s long pursuit of international legitimacy. For a territory that has...