Ethiopia: Beyond Non-Recognition: How Taiwan-Somaliland Maritime Pact Challenges Diplomatic Norms Amid Global Hegemonies

Ethiopia: Beyond Non-Recognition: How Taiwan-Somaliland Maritime Pact Challenges Diplomatic Norms Amid Global Hegemonies

Addis Abeba -- Last month, Taiwan and Somaliland signed a landmark maritime security agreement aimed at enhancing cooperation in areas such as maritime safety, personnel training, and joint exercises. The coast guard cooperation pact was formalized in Taipei, witnessed by Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te and Somaliland's Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Adam. This agreement represents a major turning point for the two diplomatically isolated yet…