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Leaders and military personnel gather near a warship amid rising Horn of Africa tensions.

Tensions Rising In The Horn Of Africa

In the Horn of Africa, the time is now for preventative diplomacy. By Michelle Gavin The last time the United States was on the cusp of a presidential election, conflict was looming in Ethiopia. Escalating tensions between the central government and the Tigray region exploded the day Americans went to the polls in November 2020, and […]

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A large hand-shaped sculpture representing Somaliland's independence, painted with the national flag.

Somaliland: The Horn Of Africa’s Breakaway State

The would-be independent state strikes a contrast with Somalia as a place of relative stability, and despite its lack of international recognition, Somaliland continues to push its own foreign policy. Introduction Somaliland has been a self-governing region of Somalia for more than three decades, but its claim of independence is not recognized by Mogadishu or […]

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Emergency food aid supplies including jerry cans and sacks of food.

United States Lacks Strategic Clarity On The Horn Of Africa

The recent flurry of congressional and executive attention on Sudan needs to be married to a long-term strategy toward the Horn of Africa. As the atrocities mount in Sudan and the humanitarian crises deepens, the United States is trying to correct its policy course. The appointment of a new special envoy to Sudan, a step the Biden […]

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