"Diplomats may continue to arrive with recycled ideas dressed as new insights. But Somaliland’s answer remains unchanged: our nationhood is not for sale, and our future will not be dictated by those who do not understand our past." Dr. Edna Aden.
https://t.co/HWIKpjXuuk
@Somaalilanders@US2SOMALIA Somalians believe this disrespect act against USA . Look and read their comments in Aljazeera report about this news how they are exciting about this enmity action.
Can a political entity govern itself effectively for more than three decades and still remain outside the community of recognised states? In my latest article, The #Somaliland Test: Recognition, Political Reality, and International Order, I argue that the central question is no longer simply whether #Somaliland should be recognised. It is whether the international system still possesses a coherent standard for recognising enduring political realities. The article examines the intersection of international law, geopolitics, and state recognition, and asks what prolonged non-recognition means for the credibility of the international order itself.
#Somaliland #HornOfAfrica #InternationalLaw #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations
https://t.co/iktJfKUtg6
As an African and proud Somalilander, I'll be firmly supporting Argentina 🇦🇷 to night against Egypt. My support is influenced by Egypt's long standing opposition to Somaliland's aspirations.
6 million African Somalilanders must be support Argentina against Egypt.
As an African and proud Somalilander, I'll be firmly supporting Argentina 🇦🇷 to night against Egypt. My support is influenced by Egypt's long standing opposition to Somaliland's aspirations.
6 million African Somalilanders must be support Argentina against Egypt.
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As Netanyahu heads to Washington, both he and President Trump need a clean political win.
Iran, Lebanon and Gaza are hard files. They need time, restraint and post-election clarity.
Somaliland is different.
It is a win-win card already on the table.
For America, recognising Somaliland strengthens US interests in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa (+ 10 other things)
For Trump, it is a chance to become the US president who tell the world to fix its map.
For Israel, it proves the US-Israel partnership is not just symbolic, but strategic, effective and capable of delivering real outcomes.
Netanyahu can return to Israel with a strong message: the US alliance remains powerful after the war, and it can still deliver legacy wins.
✅ Ceasefire where needed.
✅ Recognition where it is overdue.
Somaliland is ready.
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As Netanyahu heads to Washington, both he and President Trump need a clean political win.
Iran, Lebanon and Gaza are hard files. They need time, restraint and post-election clarity.
Somaliland is different.
It is a win-win card already on the table.
For America, recognising Somaliland strengthens US interests in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa (+ 10 other things)
For Trump, it is a chance to become the US president who tell the world to fix its map.
For Israel, it proves the US-Israel partnership is not just symbolic, but strategic, effective and capable of delivering real outcomes.
Netanyahu can return to Israel with a strong message: the US alliance remains powerful after the war, and it can still deliver legacy wins.
✅ Ceasefire where needed.
✅ Recognition where it is overdue.
Somaliland is ready.
Op-ed: Between maritime access and recognition: Geopolitical implications of rapprochement between #Ethiopia and #Somaliland
In this op-ed, the authors frame the Ethiopia–Somaliland relationship as a convergence of strategic need and pragmatic diplomacy, stating “the prospect of Ethiopia securing maritime access through Somaliland highlights the intersection of Addis Abeba’s structural need for a maritime outlet and Hargeisa’s ambition to strengthen its legitimacy and bargaining power - without pressing for immediate formal recognition.”
“The growing importance of the #Red_Sea… elevates Somaliland’s geopolitical value and makes the port of Berbera a strategic option for Ethiopia,” but the authors caution that “this path remains constrained by serious challenges, most notably Somaliland’s lack of international recognition, Mogadishu’s rejection of such arrangements, the repercussions of the Ankara Declaration, and the delicate regional balances in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.”
As such, the most likely scenario is the gradual expansion of economic and logistical cooperation… “without sovereign arrangements or formal recognition,” with more ambitious outcomes considered unlikely without major geopolitical shifts.
https://t.co/nhbNfAPfol
My latest @dcexaminer
“At a time when traditional allies continue to hedge their support for the Global War on Terror, we can’t allow Chinese, Somali, or African Union insecurities or sensitivities to define our key security and commercial interests”.
https://t.co/CbjttRyTYl