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A quiet but decisive shift is underway in US terrorism-related litigation, and it is being widely misunderstood. The most important consequence of the multistate amicus brief recently filed by more than half of America’s attorneys general…

Somaliland showed that results matter; Palestine proves that moral theater is a poor substitute for statehood.

What Somaliland Understood That “Palestine” Still Refuses To

A state just achieved meaningful recognition without a single…

Unraveling the Motives Behind the Neves Valente Case

In December 2025, a sequence of killings linked to Claudio Manuel Neves Valente shook two academic communities in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The shock, however, rippled far beyond New…

There are moments when a single word is enough. Not a slogan, not a political statement, not a defense but a reaction from the heart. For me, that word is WOW. Not because Israel is perfect, not because the IDF is without flaws, but because…

This week in Israel was a reminder of how quickly a society can slide from tension into tragedy. Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis poured into the streets to protest military conscription for the Haredim. The demonstrations turned…

1. Do it soon — before the regime can kill too many more of our and Israel’s eyes and ears on the ground, the ones we need to ensure success for our military.
2. Prepare the transitional replacement government. Pull the main legitimate Iranian…

Introduction

Somaliland is a mirror. For more than thirty-four years, Somaliland has built peace, democracy, and stability in the midst of regional turmoil. As Somaliland, we have governed ourselves with accountability, held elections, and…

Infrastructure finance is no longer a niche discipline reserved for engineers, lawyers, or development banks. It has become one of the most consequential arenas of modern economic management. In the Middle East and North Africa, where…

Carol Hoffman and the Fortress of Truth

For decades, the Lithuanian government relied on a strategy of attrition. It assumed the remaining survivors of the Holocaust would die, witnesses would fade, and institutions such as the Genocide and…

I respectfully urge the Government of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia to formally recognize the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state within its 1960 borders.

The Republic of Somaliland is in the Horn of Africa, along…