Puntland

"SSC" Is the Last Hope to Bridge Somalia Back Together

Sadia Ali Aden | Posted 03.25.2012

Sadia Ali Aden

Neither Somaliland nor Puntland has indicated any interest in mediating between their warring brethren in the South.

Somalia Is Not a State

Timothy A. Ridout | Posted 09.12.2011

Timothy A. Ridout

Instead of embracing and learning from indigenous Somali successes in the north, the international community undermines them by supporting the Transitional Federal Government.

The S Word: South Sudan and Secession

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

John Feffer

A nation is like a marriage, or so Lenin imagined it to be, with each partner or province having a right to get out if things go horribly wrong. With so many post-Cold War precedents, you'd think secession wouldn't be dirty word today.

Considering Counter-Piracy Protection? Here's What to Ask Before You Hire

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

David Isenberg

Recent news reports state that someone is apparently funding a 1,050 man private Army in Puntland in the name of anti-piracy. Specifically a company,...

Somalia, US, and the Dual-Track Letdown

Abukar Arman | Posted 05.25.2011

Abukar Arman

The new Dual-Track approach is based on engaging diplomatically and economically any and all Somali political actors -- armed or unarmed -- as long as those entities are not supporting the extremist group al-Shabaab.

Somalia's Online Identity Crisis

Nicole Stremlau | Posted 05.25.2011

Nicole Stremlau

As the internationally recognized leader of Somalia, Sheikh Sharif has the major communications challenge of selling his government both internally and externally.