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Policy briefs, research papers and strategic assessments

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Policy Brief

Strengthening Somalia's Security Institutions

Somali national forces standing in formation

September 2026 · 22 pp

Payroll integrity, unified command, statutory intelligence oversight and policing that follows the army: the institutional agenda Somalia can deliver itself.

Nima Ali · September 2026

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Policy Brief

Somalia's Foreign Policy Priorities

Flags of Red Sea partners above a maritime corridor at sunset

September 2026 · 26 pp

Sovereignty as procedure, maritime geography as leverage, diversified partnership without dependency, and a neighbourhood policy that survives disagreement.

James Pemberton · September 2026

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Policy Brief

Expanding the Mecca Pact: What Somalia Can Bring to the Table

Flags of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Pakistan, and Somalia overlooking the Red Sea

September 2026 · 20 pp

Somalia's coastline, its position astride the Bab el-Mandeb approaches and three decades of counter-terrorism experience are assets a widened pact cannot easily replace.

Eleanor Vance · September 2026

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Policy Brief

Revenue Sharing and the Federal Bargain