Somaliland Steps Onto the Map

Whenever a ship’s captain approaches unfamiliar waters, he slows the engine, studies charts, and watches how other vessels test the channel. One ship might drop anchor first or not force passage, but to show the water holds depth. Not from fear, but others wait because of discipline.

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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland fits that first anchor drop.

Somaliland’s Long Quiet Existence

Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, and for the past three decades, it has governed itself, maintaining internal security, holding elections, and building functioning institutions.

Its borders match those drawn when the British administered the territory. Its leaders avoided the clan warfare and collapse that consumed much of Somalia.

Despite those efforts, Somaliland wasn’t recognized, mainly because international

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