Conference Summaries

Hargeisa Forum on Diplomacy and Global Affairs 2026 — Proceedings

Published
27 February 2026
Author
MAAN Institute
Length
18 pages

Abstract

Proceedings from the institute's convening of officials, researchers, diaspora representatives, and international participants in Hargeisa, covering the recognition strategy, Red Sea positioning, and diplomatic capacity-building, with the agreed follow-up actions arising from each session.

Key findings

  1. 01Participants converged on diplomatic training as the most urgent near-term capacity gap.
  2. 02Broad support emerged for a published, cross-party statement of national interests.
  3. 03Diaspora participants requested a standing coordination mechanism and shared briefing materials.
  4. 04Follow-up working groups were established on corridor policy and on training curriculum design.

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The Recognition Roadmap: A Sequenced Strategy for Somaliland's International Standing

Recognition is rarely granted as a single verdict; it accumulates through functional agreements, commercial stakes, and first movers acting on concrete interests. This paper sets out a five-stage ladder — presence, function, economics, politics, precedent — and applies it to twelve priority capitals, with indicative sequencing, resource requirements, and measures of progress at each stage.

28 July 2026Somaliland Foreign Policy
Op-Ed4 pp

Somaliland Needs a Diplomatic Academy — and It Needs One Now

Institutions outlive individuals, and Somaliland's international case has for too long depended on a small number of exceptional people. This commentary argues that a standing training pipeline — modest, practical, and started immediately — would compound in value regardless of how long the recognition question takes to resolve.

2 August 2026Somaliland Foreign Policy

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