Somaliland’s Right to Choose: The Case for Diplomatic Relations with Israel |
In today’s rapidly changing international system, states and self-governing political entities increasingly shape their foreign policies based on strategic interests, economic opportunities, security cooperation, and diplomatic diversification. Somaliland, which has maintained peace, democratic governance, and institutional stability for more than three decades, has every legitimate and moral right to pursue diplomatic relations with any country it considers beneficial to its national interests including Israel.
The countries including Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, Oman, Palestine, Somalia, and Djibouti all independently determine their foreign policies according to their own national calculations. Some maintain direct or indirect relations with Israel, while others cooperate with........