Episode 3.65 - Why the World Should Recognize Somaliland

Please join me and my special guest, Mohamed Abdirahman Hassan, Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland, as we discuss Somaliland’s decades-long pursuit of international recognition and the case it is making to the world.

We’ll explore Somaliland’s history, its system of government and democratic institutions, its strategic importance in the Horn of Africa, and why its leaders believe the international community should formally recognize it as an independent state.

We’ll also discuss what recognition would mean for Somaliland’s people, its economy and security, the obstacles that continue to stand in the way, and whether the international community’s approach to Somaliland may be changing.

Why the World Should Recognize Somaliland — a timely conversation about self-determination, diplomacy, democracy, and Somaliland’s place in the international community.