Recognition Posts

February 06, 2026 • 6 min read

56. Beyond Jihad and Caliphate: The Somaliland renewal

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.

Somaliland Democracy Geopolitics

January 28, 2026 • 2 min read

57. The UK Parliament's Scotland Delusion: Why Somaliland Is Not Leaving a Functioning Union

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.

Somaliland Geopolitics Politics

January 20, 2026 • 7 min read

57. State Recognition Is Not a Group Order: The Somaliland Case

Why condemning state recognition is as absurd as throwing tantrums over someone else's lunch order, and how Somaliland ticks all the boxes.

Somaliland Geopolitics Politics

January 15, 2026 • 6 min read

56. What Riyadh's Reaction to Somaliland Really Tells Us

Saudi Arabia's disproportionate response to Somaliland recognition exposes deep insecurity about geopolitical control and identity politics.

Somaliland Geopolitics US Policy

November 29, 2025 • 3 min read

53. Trump's 19 and Somaliland: The Outlier That Deserves Recognition

Somaliland stands alongside Israel in democracy and safety, yet remains grouped with Somalia in US policy. The data demands a rethink.

Somaliland US Policy Trump

November 08, 2025 • 7 min read

50. Trump's Quick Wins in Africa: Protecting Farmers, Defending Christians, Recognising Democracies

As Trump pursues historic legacy over incremental process, Somaliland recognition offers the rare win-win that creates powerful optics while genuinely improving Africa's geopolitical landscape.

Trump Somaliland US Policy

October 14, 2025 • 10 min read

49. Do Somaliland and Ethiopia need another MOU?

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.

Somaliland Ethiopia Geopolitics

October 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Rubio: Time to Reverse Hillary's Single Somalia Policy and Deliver Bush's Recognition Agenda

The Trump administration must abandon Clinton's failed Single Somalia policy and return to the Bush-era strategy that favoured recognising Somaliland's statehood.

Somaliland US Policy Geopolitics