Opinion
Somalia’s deepening crisis of legitimacy and the risk of fragmentation
Somalia appears to be entering one of its most fragile political moments in recent years. The constitutional amendments adopted in March 2026 have ope...
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OPINION — Four Years of President Hassan Sheikh’s Somalia End: From fragility to fracture
On 15 May 2026, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud reaches the formal expiration of his constitutional mandate amid one of the most politically fragile m...
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Somali identity and the logic of layered resilience
Somali identity is not a singular or static construct. It is a layered and historically produced formation shaped by three dominant forces: a deeply e...
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The Somali Livestock Manifesto: Turning a National Heritage into a Global Powerhouse
For centuries, the Somali herder and the livestock trader have been the backbone of our nation. Even in the face of immense challenges, their resilien...
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Four years of policy failure that could have been prevented
When President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud campaigned under the slogan, “Somalis at peace with themselves and at peace with the rest of the world,” many...
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Fashilka Mudaaharaadka Mucaaradka ee Muqdisho: Akhris Siyaasadeed ku saabsan isbeddelka Soomaaliya
Mudaaharaadkii ay dhawaan ku baaqeen qaar kamid ah siyaasiyiinta mucaaradka ee ku sugan Muqdisho, kaasoo la filayay in ay ku soo bandhigaan awooddooda...
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Research or Political Campaign? A Response to the Heritage Institute
There is a difference between analysis and cynicism. Between honest critique and institutional self-harm. Between research meant to strengthen a count...
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A Country on the Edge: How Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is pushing Somalia towards civil war
On the evening of 6 May 2026, in the Warlaliska neighbourhood of Deyniile district in Mogadishu, federal government forces opened fire on civilians....
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Institutional Weakness and Political Practice in Somalia
This article examines the political condition of Somalia through an institutional perspective. It focuses on statements made by four Somali traditiona...
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Coalition of Opposites and Their Fixation with False Dichotomies: Analysis of Political Opportunism in Somali Region of Ethiopia
In a predictable display of political opportunism, a coalition of bitter rivals has united not around a shared vision for Ethiopia’s future and Soma...
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