Often described as a rare island of stability amid regional fragility, Somaliland is increasingly attracting interest from both global and regional powers, including the United States and Israel.

The Abraham Accords have redefined Israel’s geopolitical and economic standing in the Middle East by normalizing relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, forging partnerships once unthinkable. Ever since, much of the focus has been given to the prospect of normalization with Saudi Arabia, while the strategic and economic potential of relations with Somaliland has been largely overlooked.

Somaliland’s location along the Gulf of Aden, with its 460-mile coastline near the strategically significant Bab al-Mandab Strait, positions it at the crossroads of global ma

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