US Gains Strategic Advantage with Somali Port Access
Bosaso port. Siphon/ CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
In a world where strategic alliances can pivot the fate of nations, Somalia finds itself at a crossroads. The Somali government recently made a bold move, offering the United States "exclusive operational control" over critical ports on the Gulf of Aden. The intention? To prevent the Washington establishment from recognizing secessionist regions within Somalia's borders.
This promise is particularly contentious because, paradoxically, the Somali government…