What Drove Axadle to Honor Puntland State’s President as Person of the Year
Why Axadle named Puntland State’s president Person of the Year: Wartime leadership against ISIS
Sometimes leadership becomes legible only when the stakes are existential. Axadle’s decision to name Puntland State State of Somalia President Said Abdullahi Deni “Person of the Year” rests on such a moment: a months-long military campaign against the Islamic State’s Somali branch that tested Puntland State’s security institutions, its economic lifelines and public confidence in government.
The outlet’s choice is not about party…