Competition in the Red Sea: Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland
Natalia Modla is a second-year Politics, Sociology and Eastern European Studies student at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at UCL. (Email: nataliamodla29@gmail.com/LinkedIn: Natalia Modla) Introduction On 26 December 2025, Israel recognised Somaliland, the self-declared state in northern Somalia that has functioned with de facto autonomy since 1991 [1], becoming the first country to do so. The announcement was immediately contentious. Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh...
