More: Somaliland
Somaliland Opens Taiwan Office Amid China and Somalia Pressure
Somaliland has reaffirmed its right to choose its international partners as it opened a new representative office in Taiwan, deepening ties between two politically...
The Strategic Imperative for U.S. Engagement with Somaliland: Rethinking Policy Frameworks in the Red Sea Corridor
Abstract: The militarization of the Red Sea corridor has transformed this peripheral maritime zone into a critical nexus of global commerce and great-power competition....
Somaliland Seeks Israel Trade Pact, Offers Access to Key Minerals
Somaliland is close to finalizing a trade agreement with Israel, the first nation to recognize its independence. Somaliland’s leader, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, mentioned...
Strategic Tensions and Talent Flows: China’s Reverse Brain Drain and UIBE’s Exit from Israel
The year 2025 witnessed a significant acceleration in what is known as “reverse brain drain” from the United States and Israel to China. Chinese...
Inside China’s Tel Aviv Playbook: Blocking Somaliland and Shielding Taiwan
Chinese intelligence agencies in Israel rely on exploiting slow and deep personal networks to recruit or gather information from Israeli military and economic experts...
A Diplomatic Chain Reaction: Does Israel’s Gambit in Somaliland Challenge China’s Security in Africa?
The timing of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the Horn of Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa, specifically (Somalia, Tanzania, Lesotho, and...
Israel’s New Statefriend Angers an Entire Continent
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Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar made a historic visit to Somaliland, cementing its status as the only country to formally recognize the breakaway...
Chinese Intelligence Sees Israeli Ties with Taiwan, Somaliland as Coordinated Challenge
On Monday, December 29, 2025, the Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed its strong opposition to Israel's official recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. China's...
Can You Recognize a State That Doesn’t Exist?
On December 26, 2025, a long-lasting equilibrium in the Horn of Africa is disturbed by Israel becoming the first UN member to recognize Somaliland,...
Israel Defends Somaliland Recognition at UN Amid Gaza and Security Concerns
Somaliland, a former British protectorate, has operated as a de facto independent state since 1991, following the collapse of Somalia into civil war. Despite...