Category Archives: Somaliland

Somaliland Update: Raid of Puntland Smugglers, Suspected Abduction of War Criminal, US Invitation to Somaliland President

Posted on January 2, 2011 by nathanalbright

While I was away Somaliand was pretty busy, so I would like to update the readers of this blog with some of what happened while I was away in Kentucky concerning Somaliland. Somaliland Hot Top Leads To South African Arms … Continue reading →

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Edge Induced Cohesion Top 10 Posts of 2010

Posted on January 1, 2011 by nathanalbright

As Gregorian year 2010 ends, I thought it fitting to provide a retrospective of the top 10 posts of the last year, with some comments on what I was attempting to do in my particular post and why I believe … Continue reading →

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Somaliland, China, Oil, and Legitimacy: A Potential Minefield of Issues

Posted on December 21, 2010 by nathanalbright

In today’s news about Somaliland, here is an update about the coming official visit of Somaliland’s president to China and the reasons for China’s friendliness.  Though I have already discussed the extreme friendliness of China towards Somaliland [1] and the … Continue reading →

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Somalia’s Tin Wars

Posted on December 19, 2010 by nathanalbright

Once again, the Somaliland247 blog has provided a very interesting analysis of a situation concerning its neighbor Puntland [1].  I previously reported on the holding of a plane originally seeking to land in Puntland to deliver forbidden military supplies in … Continue reading →

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Somaliland, Puntland, and the Arms Embargo

Posted on December 13, 2010 by nathanalbright

Thanks to the Somaliland247 blog [1] for bringing the following bit of information to my attention. A plane from South Africa bringing illegal military supplies for the Puntland regime ran out of gas and was forced to land in Hargesia, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Somalia: The Missed Opportunities

Posted on December 10, 2010 by nathanalbright

Somalia:  The Missed Opportunities, by Mohamed Sahnoun This short book (80 pages, including a lengthy appendix containing the UN resolutions about the Somali crisis, which takes up about a quarter of the book), is a grim and technical description of … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Somaliland President Prepares For Official Visit To China

Posted on December 9, 2010 by nathanalbright

Reporters at the Somaliland Globe have reported that Somaliland’s president, Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo is preparing early next year to pay “the largest ever official visit” made yet by a Somaliland delegation to China, at the invitation of their government [1].  … Continue reading →

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What Wikileaks Says About Somaliland

Posted on December 3, 2010 by nathanalbright

At the outset, I need to give credit to the Somaliland247 blog for bringing this matter to my attention, but it is something that I wish to discuss as well concerning the relevance of the recent wikileaks posting to my … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Horn of Africa

Posted on December 3, 2010 by nathanalbright

The Horn of Africa:  Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, & Djibouti, by Harold & Geraldine Woods This book is unacceptable on any level of study.  Before I begin my rant about the numerous and serious deficiencies in this book, it would be … Continue reading →

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A Look At My Library List

Posted on November 30, 2010 by nathanalbright

A friend of mine called me on the phone a few minutes ago asking if he could pick up some books at the library for me, and I politely told him that I was planning on going to the library … Continue reading →

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