Dr. Ali Gutale

Dr. Ali Gutale is a researcher and an economic policy analyst with a PhD from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

The Political Logic Behind Somalia’s Fragmentation

Decades of failed international state-building in Somalia stem from ignoring a core reality: elites profit from a deliberately fragmented, extractive system. Without dismantling this clan-based political marketplace to build impersonal institutions, Somalia will fragment into clan republics.

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OPINION: The Chronology of Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland

The formal recognition of Somaliland by the State of Israel on December 26, 2025, was not a diplomatic accident but the executed final phase of a long-term geopolitical strategy. This…