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Oct 12, 2026, 7:05 PM

Israel’s Somaliland Opportunity: Why Strategic Delay Is No Longer an Option

Israel’s security challenges no longer stop at its immediate borders. The Red Sea, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden have become central arenas in a widening contest over trade, maritime access, and regional influence. In that environment,...

Oct 11, 2026, 2:07 PM

Why Somalia’s JF-17 Ambitions Could Become a Costly Mistake

Fighter Jets for a Fragile State: Why Somalia’s JF-17 Ambitions Could Become a Costly Mistake Reports that Somalia may acquire JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter jets from Pakistan have generated understandable excitement in Mogadishu. After decades of state collapse, the prospect...

Oct 10, 2026, 1:34 AM

Recognition Without Results: Somaliland’s Information-War Risk

Formal recognition between Israel and Somaliland created expectations of rapid economic dividends. Yet recognition and development assistance move on different timelines. When visible benefits lag, the gap becomes more than an economic problem: it creates an information vacuum that...

Oct 7, 2026, 5:32 PM

Encircling Ethiopia: Egypt’s Risky Power Play in the Horn of Africa

Egypt’s expanding security partnerships with Somalia and Eritrea are reshaping the Horn of Africa. Presented as cooperation among sovereign states, this emerging alignment is also a pressure strategy aimed at Ethiopia—over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), access to...

Oct 5, 2026, 6:31 AM

Wrestling Looks Easy from the Sidelines

A Somali proverb about judgment, risk, and lived experience. The Somali proverb “Habar fadhida lagdin wax uga fudud” is often translated as: “To a seated old woman, wrestling seems like the easiest thing in the world.” Its image is simple...

Oct 3, 2026, 10:45 AM

Beyond the Red Carpet: Why Presidential Airport Protocols Need Reform

A smaller welcoming party can protect national leadership, reduce public costs, and keep government working. When a president returns from an overseas trip, the airport reception can look impressive: ministers line the tarmac, security teams surround the terminal, motorcades wait...

Sep 30, 2026, 4:39 PM

Recognition to Resilience: Building Somaliland’s Institutions for Sovereignty

From Recognition to Resilience: Building Somaliland’s Institutions for Sovereignty Recognition would give Somaliland access to international capital, multilateral lenders, bilateral security agreements, and treaty mechanisms. Yet sovereignty would also expose the country to new risks: institutional capture, debt distress, resource...

Sep 25, 2026, 5:35 PM

China’s Red Sea Spy Hub Is Closing In: Why Berbera Matters

The People’s Liberation Army support base at Doraleh, Djibouti, is no longer just a logistics stop. New high-frequency antenna arrays, satellite communications terminals, radomes, and local telecommunications infrastructure are turning it into a persistent intelligence and command hub. That...

Sep 22, 2026, 11:58 PM

Be a Mountain—or Lean on One: Somaliland’s Path from Resilience to Recognition

The Somali proverb “Buur ahow ama buur ku tiirso”—be a mountain or lean on one—offers a practical philosophy of survival. Either develop the strength to withstand hardship and shelter others or have the humility to align with something dependable....

Sep 21, 2026, 7:53 PM

When Statehood Is Not Enough: Somaliland’s Battle for Recognition

Mohamed Osman’s The Unrecognized Republic asks a difficult question: what happens when a territory behaves like a state, governs like a state, and endures like a state—but the world refuses to call it one? Somaliland declared the restoration of its...

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About Me

Mohamed Osman, a retired physician and public health specialist from Somaliland, is a Canadian citizen who has worked with Ottawa Public Health and Alberta Health Services. He is also recognized for supporting Somaliland's recognition.