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 ›
Somalia’s Future Has Never Looked So Bright By Andrew Korybko There’s still a lot that needs to be done, but everything has finally gotten onto the right track. Somalis are celebrating three achievements over the past week after Russia sent them 25,000… Read More ›
A Deal With Djibouti Is The Best Of Ethiopia’s Three Diplomatic Options For A Red Sea Port By Andrew Korybko Djibouti already hosts foreign bases, its leadership has an interest in diversifying their country’s yearly revenue streams through lucrative foreign investments,… Read More ›
Russian Arms And Speculative Wagner Training Could Help Somalia Defeat Al Shabaab By Andrew Korybko Somalia’s top priority is to fully restore its sovereignty by defeating Al Shabaab, thus guaranteeing the withdrawal of those international forces that are currently stationed in… Read More ›
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