STRATEGIC TAKEAWAY: Thirty-five years after Somaliland restored its sovereignty, the central challenge is no longer explaining why the 1960 union failed — history has already provided its own answers. The more pressing question is whether political leaders on both sides are willing to recognise that the debate itself has fundamentally changed. A new generation has emerged, shaped by thirty-five years of separate political realities rather than by the aspirations of 1960. Lasting peace will not come from attempting to recreate the past, but from building a future grounded in mutual respect, realism, and practical cooperation. READ THE BRIEF
Thirty-Five Years Apart: Why the Somaliland–Somalia Debate Needs a New Conversation
