Turkey and Israel clash for control of the Red Sea as Somalia and Somaliland become strategic battlegrounds
Olamilekan OkebiorunSunday April 26, 2026
Turkey and Israel are intensifying their rivalry in the Horn of Africa,…
The Blogs: Why Somaliland Recognition Serves Trump’s Geopolitical Agenda | Mohamed Abdi Idiris
A Calculated Move, Why Recognizing Somaliland Serves Donald Trump’s Geopolitical Agenda In the ever-evolving chessboard of global politics,…
The Blogs: Could Berbera Replace Dubai? The Geopolitics Of New Trade Routes In The Red Sea | Mohamed Abdi Idiris
In recent years, geopolitical tensions and armed conflicts in the Middle East have begun to reshape global trade…
Israel’s recognition of breakaway Somaliland fuels the fires of regional conflict
In a highly provocative move on December 26, Israel announced that it would formally recognize Somaliland as a…
Competition in the Horn of Africa Heats Up
On Dec. 26, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his country would…
Inside China’s Tel Aviv Playbook: Blocking Somaliland and Shielding Taiwan
Chinese intelligence agencies in Israel rely on exploiting slow and deep personal networks to recruit or gather information…
A Diplomatic Chain Reaction: Does Israel’s Gambit in Somaliland Challenge China’s Security in Africa?
The timing of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to the Horn of Africa, East Africa, and Southern…
Is Somaliland recognition worth a new Israeli outpost on the Red Sea?
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar arrived in Somaliland Tuesday for an official visit to the disputed territory, just…
Between Red Sea Geopolitics and Somali Unity: How Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Rewired Our Politics—and How We Move Forward
Khadra Yasien AhmedTuesday January 6, 2026 On a late December evening in 2025, flags went up across Hargeisa.…
Somaliland denies hosting Israeli military bases or accepting Gaza refugees
Friday January 2, 2026 Hargeisa (HOL) – Somaliland on Thursday denied reports that it had agreed to accept…
The strategic plays that may have driven Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
A country suffering international isolation has recognised a small territory desperate for international attention. That’s the case with…
A Convergence of Interests: Inside the Israel-Somaliland Gambit for Recognition
Abstract: The article explores the changing story of Israel and Somaliland in the prismatic complexities of historical legality,…