Opinion
The US and UN are Repeating Iraq’s Mistakes in Somalia
The State Department and USAID will invest more than $500 million in Somalia this year. That comes in addition to more than $1 billion in United Natio...
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Kenya: Dialogue Best Option in Kenya-Somalia Tiff
The diplomatic row pitting Kenya against Somalia arising from a protracted maritime territorial dispute is, to say the least, most unfortunate. The tw...
Read More »Kenya’s options thin in ocean boundary duel with Somalia
What has not been stated amid the ranting and raving is that, long before Somalia purported to auction oil blocks in the disputed area, Kenya had done...
Read More »In apologizing, Omar caved in to intimidation
Conservatives, of course, seldom apologize. Their motto is the 3Ds — deny, deceive and distract. And when they do apologize, they usually blame the ...
Read More »Terrorism is not really about religion; it is politics, stupid
Every of our counter-terrorism officials should take a keen interest in what French-American anthropologist Scott Atran says. He is a globally acknowl...
Read More »Make Somalia more stable, habitable to stem terror threat
Writing over two millennia ago, the Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explained that “nature abhors a vacuum.” The rationale behind his argument...
Read More »Somalia: Foreign Policy in an Age of Uncertainty
For politics and international relations, the foreign policy of a country is an essential and indispensable aspect. In today’s perilous and highly c...
Read More »Will President Farmajo Be Able to Realize that Somalia Is Worse-Off Than 2 Years Ago?
8 February 2019 marks the end of the second year of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in office. During this period, Somalia suffered state politica...
Read More »Waxaa la soo gaaray waqtigii shacabku guran lahaayeen miraha Sharciga Isgaarsiinta
Labo sano ku dhowaad ayaa laga joogaa markii xukuumad iyo wasaarad ahaanba aan xilka la wareegnay, sidoo kale sanad iyo bar ayaa laga joogaa markii uu...
Read More »Ignore Museveni’s hubris, Somalia is a functioning state
Leadership, it is said, requires a fine balance of humility and hubris. Despite its splendid recovery, Somalia still is, sadly, a target of ridicule a...
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