58. Iran: A Vietnam, Not a Venezuela
Iran has found something more powerful than a nuclear bomb: the ability to hold global energy and the world economy hostage through critical chokepoints.
Iran has found something more powerful than a nuclear bomb: the ability to hold global energy and the world economy hostage through critical chokepoints.
Saudi Arabia's disproportionate response to Somaliland recognition exposes deep insecurity about geopolitical control and identity politics.
What the diaspora can learn from Ilhan Omar's political career and the paradox of local success versus national failure.
Somaliland stands alongside Israel in democracy and safety, yet remains grouped with Somalia in US policy. The data demands a rethink.
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.
The Trump administration must abandon Clinton's failed Single Somalia policy and return to the Bush-era strategy that favoured recognising Somaliland's statehood.