{"id":127475,"date":"2025-12-27T17:06:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/reality-finally-recognized-somaliland-earns-its-place\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T17:06:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:06:42","slug":"reality-finally-recognized-somaliland-earns-its-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/reality-finally-recognized-somaliland-earns-its-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Reality Finally Recognized \u2014 Somaliland Earns Its Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dr Mohamed Abdulkarim Abdi<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week, something rare happened in global politics: truth beat bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

In a bold, clear-eyed move aligned with the principles long championed by President Donald J. Trump\u2014peace through strength, sovereignty over chaos, and results over rhetoric\u2014Israel formally recognized Somaliland as a sovereign, independent nation.<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s the uncomfortable fact many diplomats won\u2019t say out loud: this recognition was long overdue.<\/p>\n

For more than 30 years, Somaliland has done everything the international system claims to reward\u2014without receiving any of the benefits.<\/p>\n

While much of the Horn of Africa struggled with coups, militias, and foreign interventions, Somaliland chose a different path-No UN peacekeepers, No foreign troops, No international trusteeship, just local elders, community reconciliation, and a people determined never to return to chaos.<\/p>\n

They rebuilt from the ground up. They secured their borders. They held democratic elections. They transferred power peacefully\u2014not once, but repeatedly.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not theory. That\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

So, recognition of Somaliland by the international community as already done by Israel courtesy of its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn\u2019t a gift, it\u2019s a fact check.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be clear: recognition doesn\u2019t create Somaliland. It acknowledges what already exists.<\/p>\n

Somaliland meets every real-world test of statehood:
\u2022 Defined territory
\u2022 Permanent population
\u2022 Effective government
\u2022 Capacity to engage internationally<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0National currency<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0National military<\/p>\n

If those standards matter anywhere, they matter everywhere, Somaliland included.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s decision reflects the kind of realism President Trump brought to foreign policy\u2014recognizing facts on the ground, rewarding allies who deliver, and refusing to let outdated diplomatic thinking block progress.
On behalf of the people of Somaliland\u2014resilient, peace-loving, and unwavering in their patriotism\u2014I extend profound appreciation to the Prime Minister of Israel for honoring the legacy of recognizing Somaliland. This moment represents the realization of a long-held aspiration, patiently waited for over thirty-four years by millions of Somalilanders who sacrificed, endured, and never relinquished their conviction that justice would ultimately prevail. Recognition is not a gift; it is a right we have earned through history, responsibility, and restraint. The moment has arrived.<\/p>\n

We respectfully call upon our international partners, particularly the United States and other Western democracies, to take principled leadership and follow this historic step. Somaliland\u2019s case is not merely political; it is moral, legal, and strategic.<\/p>\n

Somaliland didn\u2019t rebuild on handouts. It rebuilt through enterprise, trade, and trust. Its private sector kept families fed, towns connected, and commerce moving\u2014even when the world looked the other way.<\/p>\n

That matters. Because nations built on responsibility, not dependency, make better partners.<\/p>\n

Somaliland isn\u2019t asking for charity. It\u2019s asking for recognition so it can trade openly, secure investments, and contribute to regional security\u2014from counterterrorism to Red Sea trade routes.<\/p>\n

This moment sends a challenge to the international community\u2014especially the United States and its allies. If peace, democracy, and self-determination are more than slogans, then Somaliland deserves a seat at the main table and dine with the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

Recognition strengthens peace.
Recognition rewards responsibility.
Recognition empowers allies who actually deliver.<\/p>\n

Ignoring success while subsidizing failure is how instability spreads.<\/p>\n

To the people of Somaliland\u2014at home and across the diaspora\u2014this recognition belongs to you. Same to the elders who chose reconciliation, the mothers who rebuilt families and the youth who refused to inherit conflict.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the end of the journey. It\u2019s the beginning of a new chapter\u2014one where Somaliland stands openly among nations, contributing to security, trade, and peace.<\/p>\n

Somaliland exists.
Somaliland has endured.
And now, finally, the world is starting to catch up.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/p>\n

Dr Mohamed Abdulkarim Abdi is an International Relations expert, political scientist and a commentator on Horn of Africa politics<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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