Dr. Mohamed OsmanJul 9, 2026Breaking the Bottleneck: Ethiopia's Push for a Polycentric Maritime FutureLandlocked Ethiopia's search for sea access — and where the Berbera corridor fits.Dr. Mohamed OsmanJun 27, 2026Breaking the Port Monopoly: How Berbera Is Redrawing Power in the Horn of AfricaBerbera's rise as a challenger to Djibouti's chokehold on regional trade.Dr. Mohamed OsmanMay 16, 2026Somaliland at 35: From Seeking Recognition to Asserting Global PresenceThirty-five years after the re-declaration of independence — a nation moving from petitioner to player.Dr. Mohamed OsmanApr 17, 2026Somaliland's Israel Opening Signals a Shift from Symbolism to StrategyReading Hargeisa's Israel policy as hard-nosed strategy rather than gesture politics.Dr. Mohamed OsmanApr 15, 2026Across the Red Sea: The UAE–Somaliland Strategic ConvergenceThe Emirati investment in Berbera and what it means for the region's new alignments.Dr. Mohamed OsmanApr 1, 2026A New Map of the Horn: Israel's Recognition of SomalilandHow recognition redraws the strategic geography of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.Dr. Mohamed OsmanMar 4, 2026The Evolution of Israel–Somaliland Diplomatic ContactsThe long arc of quiet contacts between Jerusalem and Hargeisa — from 1960 to recognition.Dr. Mohamed OsmanFeb 14, 2026Somaliland: The Emergence and Challenges of a Young NationA primer on Somaliland's statehood story — where it came from and what it still has to overcome.Dr. Mohamed OsmanFeb 5, 2026Comparing Israel and SomalilandTwo young states that built themselves against the odds — the parallels that make this friendship natural.Dr. Mohamed OsmanFeb 4, 2026Why Israel's Recognition of Somaliland MattersThe case for why December 2025 was more than a diplomatic gesture — and what it changes for both nations.Each article page links to the full piece at The Times of Israel (Blogs).