Abiy Ahmed’s Strategic Isolation Is Now in WritingIsraeli Recognition of SomalilandSomalia Scraps UAE Security Deals as Regions Push BackIsrael’s Somaliland Recognition Sparks Legal, Regional, and Security BacklashREDISCOVERING ERITREA: A UN Resident Coordinator’s Testimony of Progress and PotentialSudan at the Crossroads: A Peace Initiative Rooted in Accountability, Not IllusionsWhen Maps Become Messages: Ethiopia’s Dangerous Normalization of Territorial ClaimsEgypt: Cairo Draws Clear Red Lines as Sudan’s War Tightens Its GripEthiopia on the Brink: A Humanitarian Crisis Deepened by Political ChoicesPresident Isaias Afwerki: Ending Sudan War Requires Cutting RSF Supply LinesAbiy Ahmed’s Strategic Isolation Is Now in WritingIsraeli Recognition of SomalilandSomalia Scraps UAE Security Deals as Regions Push BackIsrael’s Somaliland Recognition Sparks Legal, Regional, and Security BacklashREDISCOVERING ERITREA: A UN Resident Coordinator’s Testimony of Progress and PotentialSudan at the Crossroads: A Peace Initiative Rooted in Accountability, Not IllusionsWhen Maps Become Messages: Ethiopia’s Dangerous Normalization of Territorial ClaimsEgypt: Cairo Draws Clear Red Lines as Sudan’s War Tightens Its GripEthiopia on the Brink: A Humanitarian Crisis Deepened by Political ChoicesPresident Isaias Afwerki: Ending Sudan War Requires Cutting RSF Supply Lines
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Israeli Recognition of Somaliland

A Regional Security Threat and Potential for Destabilisation of the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden Regions and Redrawing the Map of the Horn of Africa On December 26, 2025, the State of Israel announced its formal recognition of the Republic of Somaliland as an

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The Red Sea Gambit: Eritrea’s Rise and the Battle for the Horn’s Future

The Resurgence of an Imperial Ghost The political landscape of the Horn of Africa was jolted in late 2023 by the resurgence of a decades-old ambition emanating from Addis Ababa. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government began a concerted campaign, articulating what it framed as Ethi

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