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Exclusive Look Inside Puntland’s Electoral Preparation Process
In a year where locals have been targeted, harassed and, in the case of the late MP Abdisalan Sheikh Mohamud Shaybe, killed by terror organizations for wanting to create a platform where a democratic...
View ArticleLessons Learned Twenty Years After Operation Restore Hope
Twenty years ago today, on December 5th, 1992, the United Nations launched a major peace-enforcement mission into Somalia, approving the deployment of nearly 30,000 troops. The U.S.-led Unified Task...
View ArticleWhy Al-Qaeda Will Succeed in Mali Where It Failed in Somalia
France, and perhaps NATO too, are facing their greatest obstacle in the War on Terror since the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2006. The trouble now comes from Mali, a Muslim-majority...
View Article5 Things Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Can Do to Improve Somalia
5. Cut ties with the Arab League Revolts, sectarian strife, collapsed states, and potentially a new front in the War on Terror in the traditional Maghreb region–these are the images that define the...
View ArticleOil-For-Guns Scheme on the Horizon in Somalia
In late January, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon announced a review of Somalia’s weapons ban, which has been in effect since 1992. The new plan is to unhinge Somalia’s military potential, but not for...
View ArticleWhat the Media Is Hiding About Somalia’s Shocking Rape Trial
The recent sentencing in Mogadishu of an alleged rape victim and the journalist who interviewed her has sent shock-waves throughout the globe. It has left many people, especially those unaware of the...
View ArticleGas-Rich Qatar and Shell Aggressively Pursue Somalia’s Oil
Since the start of the Arab Spring, the gas-rich Persian Gulf state of Qatar has been extending its reach across the Greater Middle East. The tiny state, whose citizenry only numbers around 250,000...
View ArticleSomalia Returning to Warlordism Despite International Efforts
Since Al-Shabaab’s surprise August 2011 withdrawal from the Somali capital Mogadishu, Somalia has been showered with wildly ecstatic praise and media coverage. The positive press campaign was a local...
View ArticleAl-Shabaab Drawing Strategies From Iraq and Afghanistan
A few weeks ago, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) released the fourth installment of Salil al-Sawarim, a series of ultra-violent militant documentaries that have garnered millions of downloads on the...
View ArticleDebunking the Popular Myth of al-Shabaab’s Internal Rift
To start with a cliche; tell a life often enough, and soon the people will begin to believe it. So seems to be the case with al-Shabaab and the long-fabled rift that’s been playing out since mid-2011....
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