The Official Blog of Amb. David H. Shinn

 The International Crisis Group posted on 3 September 2026 a 32-minute podcast titled " Somalia's End-of-Year Cliffhanger " wi...

 The Emirates Policy Center published on 13 August 2026 an analysis titled " Trends and Shifts in the Somali Landscape: From Constituti...

  Ethiopia Insight published on 10 August 2026 a commentary titled " The Eritrea Script Exposes Ethiopia's Unity Farce " by A...

  Ethiopia Insight published on 18 July 2026 a commentary titled " Ethiopia's National Dialogue Could Unravel the Federal Bargain ...

 The Emirates Policy Center published on 7 July 2026 an analysis titled " Ethiopia's Seventh Elections: Challenges of Internal Stab...

  Ethiopia Insight published on 15 April 2026 a commentary titled " American Federalism Model Can Inspire Ethiopia Reforms " by Na...

  Aljazeera published on 13 January 2026 an article titled " 'Last Straw': Somalia Cuts UAE Ties after Yemen Separatist's ...

  Ethiopia Insight published on 12 January 2026 a commentary titled " The Geopolitical Ripple Effects of Somaliland's Recognition ...

 The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies published in November 2025 a policy brief titled " Somalia's 2026 Mandate Test: Navigati...

 The Africa Center for Strategic Studies published on 17 November 2025 an analysis titled " Somalia at Risk of Becoming a Jihadist Stat...

 The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies published in November 2025 a study titled " The Formation of Hirshabelle State: Challenges a...

  Ethiopia Insight published on 29 September 2025 a commentary titled " Weapons of Discord " by Adam Daud Ahmed, Horn of Africa s...

  The Economist published on 24 July 2025 an article titled " Somalia's State-building Project Is in Tatters ." For the past ...

 Ethiopia Insight published on 25 June 2025 a commentary titled " Othering in Disguise: Nationalism, Regionalism, and the Search for C...

 The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies published in January 2025 a study titled " Rule of Law and Independent Judiciary in Somalia ...

 The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies published in December 2024 a report titled " 18 Months to Fix Somalia's Broken Political...

 The Rift Valley Institute published in March 2024 a paper titled " The Shaping of the Somali National Security Architecture ." Th...

  The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune published in February 2024 a commentary titled " Making Somalia Safe Again " by Staffan Tilland...

 Seattle-based Dhugaa Media posted on 3 February 2024 a 54-minute podcast titled " Focus on Ethiopia and the Horn Region " with m...

 The International Crisis Group (ICG) published on 27 June 2023 a lengthy analysis titled " Out of the Box: How to Rebalance U.S. Somal...