Commentary
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.
19 October 2026
Commentary
If Puntland wants to expand its economy, the conversation has to go beyond the port.
3 October 2026
Commentary
This report examines the role of the Government of Sudan, then dominated by the National Islamic Front (NIF) under the ideological leadership of Hassan al-Turabi, in the Somali Civil War following the collapse of the Siad Barre government in 1991.
3 October 2026
Commentary
For years, Puntland’s political establishment maintained what amounted to a nuclear option: if Mogadishu violated the constitutional arrangement agreed upon in 2012, Puntland would walk away.
22 September 2026
Commentary
It is something that happens every four or five years: an incident that further fuels and strengthens the anti-federalism policy towards Puntland. It also strengthens a form of government confined to Mogadishu. Puntland carries a responsibility that it is not actually aware of, a responsibility that harms its own interests, the interests of its people, and its region.
20 September 2026