Brookings published on 23 November 2020 an analysis titled "Facing Elections and a Potential US Troop Withdrawal, Risks to Somalia's Security Abound" by Vanda Felbab-Brown.
The author argues that Somalia should consider delaying December 2020 and February 2021 elections by two or three months if it can reach a consensus to do so among Somali politicians and Washington should keep US special forces in Somalia through the elections.
