Somaliland Recognition Chase
Somaliland (SL) Politicians have been chasing international recognition since May 1991. The harvest of 35 years is Taiwan and Israel. How do we assess...
Somaliland Is Lobbying for U.S. Recognition Next
The breakaway territory, recently recognized by Israel and supported by GOP think tanks, hired a lobbying firm with ties to the Trump administration.
The breakaway...
Disarmament and Statehood: Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah and Somaliland’s National Army
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...
The Quiet Case for Somaliland’s Sovereignty
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...
A Hollow Appeal: Why Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s Speech Fails to Persuade Somaliland
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...
Djibouti’s Counterproductive Alignment with Somalia: Implications on Itself and the Region
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....
Somaliland: A Victim of International Duplicity and Double Standards
The country suffered a 30-year boycott for the sin of separating itself from a state defined by genocidal violence and starvation – Israel righted...
RECOGNITION OF SOMALILAND: A STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE FOR REGIONAL AND GLOBAL STABILITY
For more than three decades, Somaliland has occupied a unique and often misunderstood position in the international system: a state that functions in practice...
Israel Recognizes Somaliland; Will the US Be Next?
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 AU Chairperson’s Subjective Stance on Somaliland: A Gross Violation of Principle, Precedent, and Politics
The swift and unequivocal statement issued on 26 December 2025 by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, rejecting any...
You must be logged in to post a comment.