Opinion
Understanding Somalia’s Destruction: How democracy and the postindependence ‘romance of the state’ gave way to disillusionment and a ruinous civil war
It was in 1982, while languishing in a prison cell, that Mohamed Aden Sheikh, a cardiologist and Somalia’s then-health minister, realized that somet...
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Three Years of the HSM Presidency: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
Three years ago, on 15 May 2022, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected as the President of Somalia after a protracted indirect electoral process. This was...
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Somalia’s future starts in the minds of its citizens
State-building is never easy, even in the best of times. It demands patience, compromise, and above all, a shared understanding among citizens of what...
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One nation, One mission: Defeating terror through inclusive governance
Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), said, “A nation that cannot defend its borders cannot protect its future,” s...
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Localizing genocide prevention and addressing the needs of high-risk societies
In a recent exchange on Just Security, Youk Chhang responded to Douglas Irvin-Erickson and Ernesto Verdeja’s evaluation of the United Nations Office...
Read More »Somalia’s Humanitarian crisis worsens after U.S. Aid freeze
Somalia is once again on the brink of a deepening humanitarian catastrophe following the U.S. government's decision to suspend all humanitarian fundi...
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Obstacles that hampered the writing of the Somali language: Egyptian attempts to undermine efforts to select common script
Many wonder why it took twelve years of independence, and twenty years of national debate, to take a decision on written Somali....
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Ilaalinta Amniga Badda Cas iyo Gacanka Cadmeed waa mas’uuliyad inoo wada taal
Tan iyo markii koowaad ee la ii doontay madaxweynaha Soomaaliya sanadkii 2012, waxaan ka baadbaaday 6 isku day dil oo ay fulisay kooxda argagixisada a...
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Protecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden is our shared responsibility
I have survived six assassination attempts by the terrorist group Al-Shabaab since my tenure as President of Somalia began in 2012. The most recent at...
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The Shadow of the Falcon and the Vultures Circling Around: Somalia entangled in international geopolitical rivalries
The Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, vital arteries of global commerce, have become a volatile arena for competing geopolitical ambitions international...
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