Washington Think Tank Questions U.S. Recognition of Somaliland, Drawing Strong Response – Somali Dispatch

U.S. Think Tank Warns Recognizing Somaliland Could Strengthen Al-Shabaab

Mogadishu (WDN) – A prominent U.S. foreign policy think tank has cautioned Washington against extending formal recognition to Somaliland, warning that such a move could have far-reaching security and political consequences for Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa. In a newly published assessment, the Defense Priorities Institute argued that U.S. recognition of Somaliland could inadvertently bolster Al-Shabaab by fueling nationalist sentiment acr…

Washington Think Tank Questions U.S. Recognition of Somaliland, Drawing Strong Response – Somali Dispatch

HARGEISA (SD) — A policy brief released by the Washington-based think tank Defence Priorities urging the United States not to recognize Somaliland has sparked strong criticism in Hargeisa, where officials and analysts argue that the report overlooks Somaliland’s political stability, democratic development, and growing strategic importance. The paper, “Exiting Somalia’s War: End U.S. Military Operations,” authored by William Walldorf, recommends …