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Puntland Moves Toward Stronger International Maritime Security Integration
IMO-backed workshop in Bosaso sets out a roadmap for stronger coordination of Puntland port-security institutions.
Security & Regional Affairs
Puntland’s Counter-Piracy Campaign Disrupts Hijacking Networks, but Maritime Threat Remains
Puntland’s recent counter-piracy operations have delivered the most significant disruption to pirate networks operating off the Somali coast since the latest wave of hijackings began, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence.
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Puntland Marine Police Forces Recover SIBU 1 Tanker, Rescue All 20 Crew Members
The Puntland Maritime Police Force has recovered the oil tanker M.T. SIBU 1/SEAMUL from Somali pirates, rescuing all 20 crew members in an operation that marks a significant result for Puntland’s maritime-security efforts.
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Netanyahu’s Regional Map Highlights Puntland’s Strategic Importance, Raises Questions Over Sanaag
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented a regional security map identifying Puntland among territories considered friendly to Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The presentation highlights Puntland’s strategic importance in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, but it also raises questions about why parts of Sanaag administered by Puntland are depicted within Somaliland’s boundaries.
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Washington’s Turn Toward Puntland Signals a Wider Shift in U.S. Red Sea Strategy
Washington’s expanding security engagement with Puntland is increasingly being viewed outside the region as part of a broader American effort to secure the Gulf of Aden and the shipping routes connecting the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea.
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PUNTLAND WILL CHOOSE ITS OWN ALLIES: TURKEY CANNOT DICTATE GAROWE’S FUTURE
The political narrative surrounding our region suffers from a double standard that is hard to ignore. When foreign capitals openly chase strategic ambitions in the Horn of Africa, it is accepted as normal statecraft. But the moment Puntland moves to secure its own borders, economy, and future, external forces treat it as a political crisis. Every functional government on earth looks after its own people first. Puntland is an independent reality, and it is time the outside world started treating it as one.
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