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9/11 – A Personal Remembrance: The Day the Screen Became Real

9/11 – A Personal Remembrance: The Day the Screen Became Real
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Nassir Hussein Kahin

President Irro at Hudson: Somalia Has Allies. America Still Has Choices.

President Irro at Hudson: Somalia Has Allies. America Still Has Choices.

Why September 14 could test whether Somaliland can turn strategic momentum into a durable Washington coalition. President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi...

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Mocha Falls. The Strategic Map Moves Again Anyways

Mocha Falls. The Strategic Map Moves Again Anyways

The Houthi advance toward Bab el-Mandeb tests the Makkah Pact, exposes Djibouti and strengthens President Irro’s case in Washington The fall of...

10.09.2026 50

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The Bureaucracy Says Wait. The Strategic Map Says Move.

The Bureaucracy Says Wait. The Strategic Map Says Move.
10.09.2026 60

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Free Speech Is Not Absolute—Neither Is Government Power

Free Speech Is Not Absolute—Neither Is Government Power
08.09.2026 90

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Nassir Hussein Kahin

Somaliland: The US recognition window has opened

Somaliland: The US recognition window has opened
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Tibor Nagy Exposes the Contradiction in Egypt’s Red Sea Strategy

Tibor Nagy Exposes the Contradiction in Egypt’s Red Sea Strategy

As Cairo insists that Red Sea affairs belong to coastal states while demanding recognition of its downstream interests on the Nile, a former senior...

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Ethiopia’s Red Sea Strategy and the Washington Battle Over Somaliland

04.09.2026 100

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Nassir Hussein Kahin

The New Strategic Encirclement Around Somaliland: From Aden to South Somalia

The New Strategic Encirclement Around Somaliland: From Aden to South Somalia
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The Red Sea Opening Israel Cannot Afford to Lose

02.09.2026 70

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Nassir Hussein Kahin

Berbers: From Fortress Bases to Distributed Maritime Power Center

Why Berbera fits America’s changing Red Sea posture  Missile threats and disrupted shipping are pushing the United States to spread its operations...

30.08.2026 70

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A Warning, Not a Roadmap: Diagnosis, Not Endorsement

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Red Sea Rerouted for Safer Trade Routes: Somaliland’s Berbera Port Moment

For decades, the commercial importance of the Red Sea rested on a simple calculation: it offered the shortest maritime route between Asia and...

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Nassir Hussein Kahin

Why Israel broke the Somaliland taboo

21.08.2026 90

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Somalia’s Strategy to Contain Somaliland: Israel Recognition Alone Is Not Enough

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The Human Story Behind Somaliland’s Historic Recognition

Hargeisa, Somaliland. The Call that Changed the Geopolitical Map: There are moments in the life of a people when history does not knock politely on...

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Somaliland Could Be the Abraham Accords’ African Test Case

Can the Abraham Accords evolve from a Middle Eastern normalization project into a practical model of Muslim–Jewish partnership, development and...

17.08.2026 100

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Nassir Hussein Kahin

From Nairobi to Bab-El-Mandeb: Somaliland and the Emerging Counter-Alignment.

President Irro’s diplomatic outreach now intersects with a widening maritime-security network connecting Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Greece...

16.08.2026 100

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Nassir Hussein Kahin

What Israelis Should Understand About Somaliland

Israel was the first UN member state to recognize Somaliland since 1991. The next test is whether recognition can become an equal, practical...

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