PUNTLAND SIGNAL
Security & Regional Affairs
The resurgence of piracy off Puntland is increasingly revealing a threat that extends well beyond the armed men who board commercial vessels. A new international analysis argues that the networks sustaining piracy now include financiers, weapons suppliers, logistics providers and cross-border connections operating across the Gulf of Aden.
News
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.
Analysis
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.
News
Puntland receives Yemeni refugees and Somali returnees as fighting across the Gulf of Aden forces families to seek safety.
Analysis
Wetter conditions could restore pasture and water supplies, while heavy downpours threaten homes, roads and livelihoods.
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