The end of German populist exceptionalism
The right-wing AfD is to stay, and will constrain Merkel's leadership - but less so than in neighbouring EU countries.
AfD co-chair Frauke Petry speaks at the closing event for the party's local elections campaign in Hanover on September 10
By:Thorsten Benner
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Somalia Goes Rogue While State Department Ignores Neighbor’s Success
![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in the virtual U.S.-Iraq Strategic Dialogue, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 7, 2021. [State Department Photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Somalia.jpg?resize=696%2C385&ssl=1 "Somalia Goes Rogue While State Department Ignores Neighbor’s Success")
By:Michael Rubin
The United States has poured billions of dollars into Somalia in recent years, not only for aid and development but also to support police and security forces.
U.S. Ambassador Donald Yamamoto, meanwhile, threatened to resign unless the U.S. Congress forgave $1 billion in Somali debt to the United States. How ironic,...
Somaliland: Reflection on Berbera Harbor Concession Agreement in anticipation of changes in Horn Africa
By Dr. Mohamed Osman Fadal
The Berbera tripartite concession agreement that entered Somali Island with the DP World of the United Arab Emirates and the Ethiopian government is regarded as a game changer by many Horn of Africa international analysts. For Ethiopia as a major...
The Rebirth Of Somaliland (1): History of Somaliland
By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur
“History is past politics, and politics is present history” (E.A.Freeman, 1886).
This is a brief account of the history of Somaliland from a historical perspective. The history of Somaliland is peculiarly different from the history of Somalia. Those who argue against the present...
