Opinion
A divided house cannot stand: Reflections on the Qatar-row
en I first read that Saudi Arabia cut relations with Qatar over alleged statements of the Emir about Iran and Hamas, among others, I was truly sadden....
Read More »Somalia’s neutrality in the Gulf diplomatic crisis
The Somali government’s decision to remain impartial in the current diplomatic crisis between Saudi Arabia and its allies and Qatar is brave decisio...
Read More »atar Punched Above Its Weight. Now It’s Paying the Price.
Despite shrill rhetoric and a punishing embargo, rising tensions in the Persian Gulf do not threaten to pile another war onto a conflict-ridden Middle...
Read More »Talo iyo Taageero
Waxaan doonayaa inaan si kooban ula wadaago aragtidayda ummadda Soomaaliyeed ee jecel dalkooda iyo dadkooda oo ku taamaya inay bal mar helaan dowlad w...
Read More »Trump’s Tomahawk missiles won’t help Somalia find peace
Blowback is already happening in response to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy....
Read More »On the Road to Hope: Somalia’s New Direction
By Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow) Thursday, June 15, 2017 On February 8, 2017, Somalia witnessed a radical transformation—completely altering...
Read More »Turkey in Africa: New comers, old challenges
"The global growth is creating an international system in which countries in all parts of the world are no longer objects or observers but players in ...
Read More »My blueprint for a modernised financial system in Somalia
With the conclusion of the recent Somalia presidential and parliamentary elections, many Somalis see 2017 as the year of political progress. There see...
Read More »Why the campaign against Qatar is doomed
Saudi Arabia and UAE bit off more than they can chew once they took on Qatar, a country with vast wealth and powerful allies...
Read More »The Suicidal State in Somalia: Book Review
Several days after a group of Somali military and police officers had overthrown the last civilian government of Somalia on 21 October 1969, Seynab H...
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