Category Archives: Somaliland

Somaliland Update: In The End, It Comes Down To Self-Interest

Posted on January 2, 2024 by nathanalbright

While I once wrote a lot of Somaliland updates, and still pay attention to what is going on in the de facto nation, there has been little to update the world on, from the point of view of the Western … Continue reading →

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What Does Montevideo Have To Do With Hargesia?

Posted on February 9, 2022 by nathanalbright

In 1933 a group of diplomats from fifteen nations in the Western Hemisphere met in the capital of Uruguay and came up with a sensible if not necessarily often-followed set of principles about the right and duties of states. Included … Continue reading →

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The Treaty Of Multi Prime: Part Two

Posted on November 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

As it happens, the Treaty of Multi Prime was an easy one to approve of. The obviousness of the generosity of giving each signatory nation its own sovereign space on a base while providing for the common defense of all … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Piracy On The High Seas (At Issue)

Posted on June 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

Piracy On The High Seas (At Issue), edited by Noah Berlatsky As is often the case in this series and related series published by Greenhaven Press, the greatest strength of the book is simultaneously its greatest weakness.  On the plus … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Fighting Corruption By Targeting Ghost Workers

Posted on July 25, 2018 by nathanalbright

It was a pleasure for me, as someone who supports the efforts of Somaliland to improve their standard of living and to earn recognition as a sovereign state [1], to see the following tweet on my feed today from the … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Recovering From Cyclone Sagar

Posted on May 28, 2018 by nathanalbright

Growing up as a young person in Central Florida, tropical weather was something that I and those around me paid attention to regularly.  In my own life and personal experience hurricanes have had an effect on my life and have … Continue reading →

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Days Gone By

Posted on February 24, 2018 by nathanalbright

Yesterday night, a friend of mine posted on my Facebook page a photograph of a mildly embarrassing poem I had written as a teenager.  Despite the fact that I found the poem to be slightly cringy, I had to admit … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: The Youngbloods

Posted on December 16, 2017 by nathanalbright

“Come on people now, smile on me brother, everybody get together, try to love one another right now,” said the lyrics on the computer screen in St. Lucia as a gentleman spoke at the Feast of Tabernacles about different conceptions … Continue reading →

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A Somali On The Margins

Posted on November 30, 2016 by nathanalbright

As I have a reasonable sized group of friends and acquaintances who are affiliated with (the) Ohio State University, and as I have for some reason a particular interest in the problems and repercussions of the collapse of Somalia it … Continue reading →

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On The Applicability Of Divorce Law To The Recognition Of New Sovereign States

Posted on June 27, 2015 by nathanalbright

On this fifty-fifth anniversary of the independence of Somaliland from the United Kingdom [1], it is worthwhile to discuss the applicability of divorce law to the recognition of new sovereign states by the international community in institutions like the United … Continue reading →

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