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1-30 Social Media articles displayed
for the Africa/East Africa/Somalia
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| A Constitution of Ambiguity and Deferment |
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If constitutions are supposed to make the boundaries of the government’s legitimate authority over its citizens and state or regional administrations clear, Somalia’s new constitution oddly falls shor...
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| Post-transitional Political Fault lines |
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Author presents threats facing Somalia emanating from fault lines. By Abukar Arman. (08/01/2012)
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| Somalia: Under the Tutelage of Ghost-lords |
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Author examines the influence of external 'Ghost-lords' on Somalia. By Abukar Arman (01/09/12).
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| Why Somalia Matters |
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With the world facing innumerable political and humanitarian crises, Mwangi S. Kimenyi of the Brookings Institution explains why we must fix the failed state of Somalia.
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| 2009 Prospects for the Horn of Africa ... |
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Article explaining Somalia's disunity and recommendations for addressing it.
By Huseyin Akturk
(Turkish Weekly, 08/20/2009)
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| What Do We Really Know About Somalia? |
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Somalia is often in the news, especially stories about Somali pirates, but it must be conceded that the U.S. does not have a deep understanding of Somalia. By Matt Scanlon (Diplomatic Courier, 08/11/2...
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| Non-Military Solutions to the Somali Piracy Dilemma |
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Article on the origin of piracy in Somalia
By Abukar Arman
(Worldpress.org, 04/29/2009)
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| Piracy: A Symptom of Somalia's Deeper Problems |
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A long-term solution to piracy hinges on improving stability and bolstering Somali authorities with which the U.S. can work to advance mutual interests, including clamping down on piracy. By Brett D. ...
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| Anarchy on Land Means Piracy at Sea |
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Article describing the causative factors of piracy in Somalia and it's effects. By Robert D. Kaplan(The New York Times, 04/11/2009)
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| Somali Pirates Continue Reign of Terror Off African Coast |
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Article discussing methods of combating piracy in Somalia.By Jim Kouri(MND, 09/28/2008)
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| Defeating Somali pirates won't be easy |
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Article describing the piracy situation in Somaliland. By Aaron Resnick (Baltimoresun.com 02/03/2009)
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Article on the incidence of piracy in Somalia.
By Rami Khouri (Belfer Center, 11/24/2008)
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| "Somali Piracy Reflects a Troubling World" |
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Article on the incidence of piracy in Somalia
By Rami Khouri
(Belfer Center, 11/24/2008)
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| Somali cabinet backs Sharia plan |
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The cabinet in Somalia has endorsed a proposal by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to implement Islamic law in the country.
(BBC 03/10/2009)
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| Somali pirate patrol: Day five |
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The BBC's Jonah Fisher has joined British Royal Navy frigate HMS Northumberland as it patrols the Gulf of Aden in an EU taskforce to deter Somali pirates.
By (BBC o3/02/2009)
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| Failed States: Fixing a Broken World |
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Failing states continue to pose a threat to both their neighbors and the greater international community. A close examination of recent history reveals varying correlations between failed or weak stat...
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| Q&A on Somali piracy by Cdr. Gurpreet Khurana |
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Cdr. Gurpreet Khurana, research fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses in
New Delhi, answers some commonly asked questions about recent pirate activity off Somalia. By Gurpreet S. Khu...
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| Beyond the Fragile Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea |
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The Ethiopia-Eritrea impasse carries a major source of instability in the Horn of Africa region and risks a new deadly war. (Crisis Group, 06/17/2008)
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| Somalia Slipping Away |
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The author discusses the issues of refugees, violence, and lack of security in Somalia. Additionally, the author highlights the Ethiopian desire to pull its troops out of the conflict-ridden nation, ...
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| A Fleeting Victory in Somalia |
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The author warns that renewed U.S. engagement in Somalia could draw outside Islamic jihadists into the conflict thereby emboldening the Islamists call to jihad against Western "crusaders" and inadvert...
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| Life in Somalia: Personal stories |
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Eight residents of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, tell us what the new government's priorities should be and how they have survived 13 years of anarchy. (BBC News, 11/29/2004)
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