Somalia on the Brink: Fragmentation, Foreign Domination, and the Quiet Partition

April 22, 2025 Northern Somalia: Under Western and Gulf Influence Somaliland, Puntland, and SSC-Khaatumo are increasingly falling under the geopolitical grip of the United States, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Israel. This is driven by their strategic interests in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, as well as counterterrorism, port development, and potential