Collection of geopolitical papers, conflicts, and diplomatic crises involving Somalia.
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.
The mass murder of over 800,000 Tutsis by Hutu extremists and the failure of UN peacekeeping forces to intervene despite early warnings.
Operation Restore Hope, the shootdown of two US Black Hawk helicopters, and the intense street battle that forced a shift in US intervention policy.
Al-Qaeda's terrorist strikes on New York and Washington, initiating the 'War on Terror' and restructuring global security architecture.