13 January 2026

Israel, Somaliland, And Turkey: Recognition Battleground In The Horn Of Africa

Scott N. Romaniuk

Many regions illustrate the fault lines of contemporary geopolitics, and the Horn of Africa is among the most revealing. Long treated as peripheral to Middle Eastern power struggles, the region has become a critical junction where maritime security, ideological competition, and post-colonial sovereignty converge.

Recent discussions on Israel’s diplomatic recalibration in Africa have brought Somaliland’s status back into focus. What was long a dormant issue has become an active geopolitical fault line, generating divisions between Israel and numerous countries and drawing condemnation within the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

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