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Country: Somalia

Collection of geopolitical papers, conflicts, and diplomatic crises involving Somalia.

4 articles

Published Chronicles & Analyses

The Red Sea Crisis of 2024: Houthi Shipping Attacks and Suez Disruptions
International Crises

The Red Sea Crisis of 2024: Houthi Shipping Attacks and Suez Disruptions

The 2024 Red Sea crisis, characterized by Houthi missile and drone attacks targeting international shipping, led to significant disruptions in global trade through the Suez Canal and prompted extensive US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian airstrikes in Yemen. This crisis underscored the escalating regional proxy warfare and complex interplay between the Israel-Hamas conflict and maritime security in a critical global chokepoint.

January 15, 2024 39 min read
The Rwandan Genocide of 1994: One Hundred Days of Global Inaction
International Crises

The Rwandan Genocide of 1994: One Hundred Days of Global Inaction

The mass murder of over 800,000 Tutsis by Hutu extremists and the failure of UN peacekeeping forces to intervene despite early warnings.

October 30, 2018 21 min read
US Intervention in Somalia 1993 and the Battle of Mogadishu
Superpower Conflicts

US Intervention in Somalia 1993 and the Battle of Mogadishu

Operation Restore Hope, the shootdown of two US Black Hawk helicopters, and the intense street battle that forced a shift in US intervention policy.

March 22, 2018 33 min read
The September 11 Attacks: The Day That Changed Global Geopolitics
International Crises

The September 11 Attacks: The Day That Changed Global Geopolitics

Al-Qaeda's terrorist strikes on New York and Washington, initiating the 'War on Terror' and restructuring global security architecture.

November 12, 2016 22 min read