Tag Archives: international relations

Somaliland Update: One Good Turn Deserves Another

Posted on March 2, 2011 by nathanalbright

The ever-helpful Somaliland247 Blog has reported that Somaliland is one of the countries receiving free medical aid from the Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps (TRMPC), an independent non-profit organization [1].  Taiwan and Somaliland have a similar situation as unrecognized nations.  … Continue reading →

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I’ve Seen This Movie Before

Posted on March 1, 2011 by nathanalbright

Stop me if you’ve seen this movie before.  A nation with a longtime dictator who has gone to the level of bombing his own citizens veers dangerously towards civil war and anarchy in a strategic part of Africa, leading the … Continue reading →

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The Termites of History

Posted on February 23, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of the more odd and intriguing elements of history is when the same kind of events simultaneously occur in many places.  For example, in 1848, the “year of Revolutions,” there was an Irish potato famine that caused hundreds of … Continue reading →

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I’d Rather Be A Ninja Than A Pirate

Posted on February 23, 2011 by nathanalbright

The death of four Americans thanks to Somali pirates has made the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean a more recognizable problem than it was before for many Americans, though it is an issue discussed numerous times here [1] … Continue reading →

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Mixed Nuts: A Musing on Uprising In Libya

Posted on February 21, 2011 by nathanalbright

Joining the ranks of previous and ongoing uprisings in Tunisia [1], Egypt [2], Bahrain, Yemen, and Jordan [3] comes news of a very serious uprising in Libya. I must admit that it is not surprising that with the successful overthrow … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Days of Defiance

Posted on February 21, 2011 by nathanalbright

Days of Defiance:  Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War, by Maury Klein When I saw that this book was written by a fellow whose body of work was previously limited to nonfiction works on railroads with a … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Norway Aids Somaliland Anti-Piracy Efforts

Posted on February 19, 2011 by nathanalbright

The previously discussed efforts by Somaliland to upgrade their criminal infrastructure to combat piracy by Somalis [1] is bearing fruit.  Thanks to aid from Norway, the first anti-piracy prison has been completed in Somaliland, very quick work, as has been … Continue reading →

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A Distant Mirror

Posted on February 19, 2011 by nathanalbright

For some years I have been concerned about the fate of my generation in the world.  As a student of generations, I happen to (depending on one’s boundary lines) fall in the cusp between late-cohort Generation X and early cohort … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Kuwait Gives Somaliland $10M To Upgrade Airports

Posted on February 17, 2011 by nathanalbright

In an interesting twist that shows Somaliland’s growing international profile, Somaliland247 reports that Kuwait has given the Somaliland government $10 to update its two most important airports, Egal International Airport in Hargesia (the capital of the nation of Somaliland) and … Continue reading →

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Bahraini, Jordanian and Yemeni Protesters Sing Familiar Tune

Posted on February 15, 2011 by nathanalbright

Stop me if you’ve heard this before:  a corrupt Arab nation run by a tight-knit clique that is a key U.S. ally in the Middle East faces a popular uprising by protesters unhappy about political and economic conditions.  I happen … Continue reading →

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