March 26
Africa: The Future of IGAD Amidst Turmoil in the Horn
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February 22
Somalia: 'We Were Rich, Now We're Poor' - Life After Record Droughts in Somaliland
Without measures to build long-term resilience, fears are growing that once prosperous herders will end up depending on aid. Read more »
February 19
Africa: 'We Demand' - a Collective Statement to the African Union
A movement of dozens of African civil society groups call on the AU to take actions in pursuit of climate justice, peace, and equality. Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia's Quest for Sea Access and the Question of Somali Sovereignty
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January 05
Somalia: Trade, Conflict and Fragmentation - the Horn's Crisis of Sovereignty
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September 04, 2023
Somalia: State-Building As the Elite's Perverse Incentive
Facing growing allegations of corruption and nepotism, can the Hassan Sheikh administration win the war against Al Shabaab? Read more »
August 31, 2023
Somalia: Understanding the Local Context Is Key to Addressing Fragility in Somalia
No longer a vision of the failed state of a decade ago, for Somalia the journey from fragility to sustainability is long, tough and ongoing. Read more »
June 12, 2023
Somalia: The Dynamics of Conflict Over Lasanod - Ongoing Fighting, Administration Building, Failed Mediation and Forecast
Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Somalia: Is a Peaceful Somalia Possible? Alternatives to Total War On Al-Shabaab
Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Somalia: The Unexpected Success of Somalia's New Fight Against Al-Shabaab
Why the new Somalia president's declaration of war against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab is generating a national zeitgeist. Read more »
April 25, 2023
Somalia: Somalia's Crucible of State-Making
For thirty years the Somali peninsula has been a crucible of experiments in contemporary state formation, a fascinating opportunity to observe and test political-economic theory.… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Somalia: The International Community Must Reconsider Its Engagement With Somaliland
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March 03, 2023
Somalia: Conflict In Las Anod and Crisis in Somaliland
Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Somalia: Conflict in Somaliland - Beyond the Clannism Convention
Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Somalia: Crisis in Lasanod - Border Disputes, Escalating Insecurity and the Future of Somaliland
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December 01, 2022
Somalia: Berbera - The Making of a Global Port, and the Unmaking of a People
Having survived centuries of successive governments, colonialism and war, have Berbera's dockworkers finally met their match? Read more »
August 19, 2022
Somalia: Writing Piracy in Somalia - Who Controls the Narrative and How?
Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Somalia: To Counter Al-Shabaab, New Govt Must Do Something for the Kids
President Mohamud must honestly examine why thousands of children have been recruited by the militants, whether forcibly or otherwise. Read more »