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AUSSOM’s Uncertain Future: Why Somalia Cannot Afford an Unmanaged Security Transition

AUSSOM’s Uncertain Future: Why Somalia Cannot Afford an Unmanaged Security Transition

Balqiis Insights has published a new edition of its Policy Snapshots series, examining the growing…

Militant Networks Across Somalia, Ethiopia and Yemen

Militant Networks Across Somalia, Ethiopia and Yemen

An expert Q&A with Caleb Weiss Interview and analysis by Mustafa OsmanBalqiis Insights Somalia’s armed…

Baidoa and the Cost of Political Conflict

Baidoa and the Cost of Political Conflict

Until recently, Baidoa was a place where people came to rebuild after losing the lives…

When Identity Becomes a Death Sentence: Aano Qabiil

When Identity Becomes a Death Sentence: Aano Qabiil

What happens when your greatest vulnerability is not what you have done, but the clan…

The Ideological and Military Fight: Which One Determines Real Success Against Terrorism?

The Ideological and Military Fight: Which One Determines Real Success Against Terrorism?

For decades, governments around the world have spent billions of dollars fighting terrorist organizations. They…

Sitting between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Cost of Constitutional Silence on Somalia’s Local Government

Sitting between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Cost of Constitutional Silence on Somalia’s Local Government

After years of working with the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States…

Is Somalia Losing Its Last Democratic Hope 

Is Somalia Losing Its Last Democratic Hope 

For years, Somalis learned to live with a painful political reality: election disagreements and manipulation.…

When Staying No Longer Feels Like a Future

When Staying No Longer Feels Like a Future

What the renewed rise in irregular migration (tahriib) reveals about Somalia’s youth The renewed rise…

The Politics of Kalawareeg: Why Elite Bargaining Risks Undermining State-Building

The Politics of Kalawareeg: Why Elite Bargaining Risks Undermining State-Building

Recent political developments on the future of Galmudug raise difficult questions about the direction of…