Securing the Horn: Somalia’s role in advancing U.S. interests

[Deeq A.]

The recent testimonies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations by Joshua Meservey of the Hudson Institute and Michelle Gavin of the Council on Foreign Relations underscore a growing concern in Washington: The Horn of Africa is teetering between breakdown and opportunity. Yet both testimonies, in different ways, suggest that the United States should begin to scale down its expectations for a unified Somalia and instead work with its federal member states or other localized actors. That path, while appealing in its pragmatism, is ultimately self-defeating. It is perilous for U.S. interests.

Source: Hiiraan Online