Somalis use clans to identify their kin and kin ... Somali projects hankered on Islamic guidance in the search for a viable Somali state. Somalia’s already fragile ability for state construction is ...

The year 1991 remains a defining and tragic chapter in Somali history, marked by chaos, violence, and profound suffering. The ...

For Jubaland, this was not about security or collaboration—it was a direct challenge to their autonomy as a federal member state. The subsequent military defeat of the Somali National Army, which saw ...

Collaboration across government and partnerships between state and private providers could enhance better service delivery. The book recommends evidence-based policy options that require broad ...

Somaliland unilaterally declared independence from Somalia in 1991. Over the last three decades it has developed many of the trappings of a state ... A number of clans exist within the Isaaq ...

State building and state legitimacy in the states emerging from fragility are inseparable from the notion of social contract. In the countries where the youth only know statelessness—or a complete ...

Islamic State in Somalia is headed by Abdulkadir Mumin, who formed the offshoot of Islamic State when he left the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab group nine years ago. Image by lightstock via iStock ...