The Omar Obstacle: How a Single Power Center in Washington Complicates Somaliland’s Path to Recognition. For more than three decades, Somaliland’s campaign for international recognition has...
The Rise of the ‘Scam State’: How a Criminal Economy Captured Southeast Asia. The demolition of KK Park in Myanmar was staged as a triumphant end...
The Lebanese Armed Forces opened one of Hezbollah’s underground tunnels to international journalists on Friday, offering a rare glimpse into the group’s concealed military infrastructure in...
A leaked video of a lavish wedding inside an exclusive Tehran hotel has thrown Iran’s ruling establishment into one of its most visible crises of legitimacy...
How Praise Triggered Rage: The Psychological Chess Behind Bihi’s Trap — A Friendship Shattered, A Party Divided. Hargeisa — The dramatic rupture between former President Muse...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest remarks in Kyrgyzstan signal an unusually blunt negotiating posture: Moscow will halt its nearly four-year war only if Ukrainian forces withdraw...
Clan, Competition, and the Future of Somali Power in the West. The spectacular rise of the Indian diaspora in the United States is often treated as...
Congress Identifies the Horn of Africa as Battlefield in China’s Bid for Global Dominance. The U.S. Congress’s latest annual report on the strategic rivalry with China...
The Lasanod administration’s decision to give mining companies operating in Sanaag a 30-day deadline to obtain official licenses marks a significant escalation. What has long been...
From Backchannels to the White House: Saudi Arabia Steps Toward Recognition of Israel. Saudi Arabia’s renewed engagement with Washington has opened a rare diplomatic window that...
The Trump administration’s decision to approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has reignited a long-running debate over U.S. arms policy, Middle Eastern...
From Trade Rivals to Sky Combatants — Israel and Turkey’s Drone War Takes Shape. The global drone market is fast becoming a new battleground between Turkey...
A340s, 777s and Forged Papers: Inside the Plot to Replenish Iran’s Fleet. A fresh sanctions-evasion pathway has opened from Africa to Tehran, aviation researchers and open-source...
Chinese companies are no longer riding into Africa on Beijing’s chequebook — they’re surviving, expanding, and reshaping the continent’s infrastructure markets on their own terms. And...
What is this alliance that Somalia is part of that is isolating Ethiopia? Somalia’s entry into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden security architecture matters...
The Nile Wars Go South — Why Egypt’s Troop Deployment in Somalia Is a Strategic Flank Against Ethiopia. Egypt’s quiet decision to deploy forces under the...
What began as a quiet evening in Bislett, a student district in central Oslo, turned into a scene of chaos when two 13-year-old boys hurled hand...
