The Somalian Leader Literally Asked Italy To Take Back Control Of Its Former Plantations By Andrew Korybko He just dealt irreparable damage to his reputation by showing that he’s willing to subordinate Somalia to Italian neo-colonialism in exchange for support in… Read More ›
Russia’s Burkinabe Deployment Is A Pretty Big Deal By Andrew Korybko Slowly but surely, a new Russian-backed pole of influence is emerging in Africa, which could eventually attract the participation of neighbouring multipolar countries like similarly military-led Guinea. The first contingent… Read More ›
Somaliland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Debunked False Narratives About The MoU With Ethiopia By Andrew Korybko Somalia concocted the dual fearmongering narratives falsely claiming that Ethiopia will soon annex Somaliland and that this will then supposedly lead to a resurgence of Al-Shabaab… Read More ›
Egypt Is Sabre-Rattling Against Ethiopia To Distract From Its Betrayal Of The Palestinians By Andrew Korybko The same country that had once been the leader of the Arab World now cares more about helping faraway Somalia wage Hybrid War against Ethiopia… Read More ›
The Somali Leader Is Looking For Allies As He Plots Hybrid War Against Ethiopia And Somaliland By Andrew Korybko Eritrea and Somalia are on the same side vis-à-vis Ethiopia in the regional security dilemma, it already trains members of the Somali… Read More ›
The Ethiopian-Somaliland MoU Heralds A New Future For The Horn By Andrew Korybko The optics of multi-ethnic and religiously diverse Ethiopia cutting mutually beneficial deals with Somali Muslim Somaliland discredit the false notion that such cooperation is only possible in the… Read More ›
Forthcoming Arms Shipments To Somalia Should Be Conditional On Strict End-User Agreements By Andrew Korybko Shipping arms to Somalia on these terms with strong verification mechanisms in place would preserve regional peace, maintain the complicated Ethio-Somali balancing act that countries like… Read More ›
The Somali Authorities And Al-Shabaab Are On The Same Side Against Ethiopia’s Somaliland Port Deal By Andrew Korybko Social media is flooded with warmongering from some Somali activists who all of a sudden consider Ethiopia to be more of a threat… Read More ›
Somalia Should Negotiate A “Dignified Divorce” With Somaliland As Soon As Possible By Andrew Korybko Egypt and Eritrea, which want to contain Ethiopia through proxy war means, might try to push Somalia into going to war over this issue. Mogadishu would… Read More ›
Ethiopia’s Port Deal With Somaliland Is A Diplomatic Masterstroke By Andrew Korybko In one fell swoop, Ethiopia will grant Somaliland the recognition that it’s deserved for so long, peacefully resolve its port dilemma with all that entails for preemptively averting impending… Read More ›
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