65. Somaliland, the Left and the Underdog Bias Theory
The left's instinct to side with the weaker party regardless of context is not justice. It is a bias that mistakes weakness for virtue and strength for guilt, and Somaliland is the proof.
The left's instinct to side with the weaker party regardless of context is not justice. It is a bias that mistakes weakness for virtue and strength for guilt, and Somaliland is the proof.
After 35 years of enforced isolation, Somaliland is owed more than legal status. The cumulative cost of exclusion demands compensation as a matter of accountability.
Somaliland operates on a distinct civilisational, political, and social framework. Understanding how its society thinks, decides, and acts is the essential entry point for any serious engagement.
Iran's decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz reveals two profound truths about its calculus: it is not suicidal, and its most powerful weapon was never as decisive as the world feared.
War with Iran will not stabilise the Middle East. Stability depends on rejecting expansionism, improving internal governance, and allowing peaceful competition between regional frameworks.
Le Monde publishes another sensationalised piece on Berbera, stripping Somaliland of agency and relying on anonymous sources to push an Iran-centric narrative with no hard evidence.
Iran has found something more powerful than a nuclear bomb: the ability to hold global energy and the world economy hostage through critical chokepoints.
Israel and Somaliland share the experience of being unrecognised by neighbours who wish them gone. But Israel under Netanyahu is creating more enemies than friends, and the Abraham Accords must deliver a final resolution.
Somaliland's Israeli recognition has collapsed two timelines. Sovereignty and Islamic renewal must now happen simultaneously, offering a confident counter-model to militarised political theology.
When UK Labour compares Somaliland to Scotland, they reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of what a failed state, an unratified union, and 35 years of separation actually mean.
Why condemning state recognition is as absurd as throwing tantrums over someone else's lunch order, and how Somaliland ticks all the boxes.
Saudi Arabia's disproportionate response to Somaliland recognition exposes deep insecurity about geopolitical control and identity politics.
Britain recognised Somaliland's sovereignty in 1960, then violated its own treaties by allowing a union that never legally existed. Modern diplomacy continues to endorse this colonial error.
Analysis of a leaked passport database revealing 5,546 compromised Western passports from UK, US, and Australia among 35,417 total documents.
The 2024 Somaliland-Ethiopia MOU revealed more about global attitudes towards African sovereignty than its actual contents, exposing the misapplication of territorial integrity whilst demonstrating unexpected international support for Somaliland recognition.
The Trump administration must abandon Clinton's failed Single Somalia policy and return to the Bush-era strategy that favoured recognising Somaliland's statehood.