This week Somalia marked its 50th anniversary of independence from colonial rule. It could not have been celebrated more differently in the north and...
After reading about an American youth who converted to Islam and joined an extremist insurgency in Africa, I realized he and I had unwittingly crossed paths a few years before.
It's time that Saudi Arabia antes up and empowers its women to show the world they fear not the choice of powerful women.
by Gerry Simpson, Refugee Policy Program researcher and advocate View photo essay >> (Nairobi) - Kenyan police at the Somali border and in nearby re...
The United States must avoid overreacting, or -- as has often been the case with Somalia -- ignoring this crisis, hoping it will go away.
Though I grew up in Somalia, and art encapsulated the world as I knew it, I never aspired to be an artist. I hope that my music opens an eye or two to a great country of both immeasurable beauty and struggle.
For years now more and more people have been suggesting that deploying private security contractors aboard should be done as a way to deter and defeat...
Recent hostage negotiations in Somalia and Iran show that Westerners are still valuable international bargaining chips.
Americans rarely see photos of the dead, especially their own, in mainstream media outlets. The U.S. media has been trained to tiptoe around publishing images of American corpses, not wanting to outrage the families of dead soldiers and citizens.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced or killed by the chaos that was unleashed during the Barre regime in Somalia. But former Barre era officials live in the U.S. with impunity.
Whether it is moving through checkpoints manned by armed militias or deploying camels to reach the victims of natural disasters, the World Food Programme has the expertise and the commitment to make sure the food gets through.
The economic and social impacts of broadband are clear but the solutions are not so clear. I believe that every country needs a National Broadband Plan which will address each countries needs.
According to Yemeni sources, the government is strong-arming parliament to ram through the legislation to avoid any debate of the matter by journalists' unions, media representatives and civil society groups.
What Somali pirates ultimately need is a realistic alternative. In the 19th Century, Europeans "nation-built" through colonization. In the 21st Century, a new means has to be found to save states like Somalia.
Determined to live in a country without "socialized medicine," a group of conservatives from across the country set sail from Port Everglades this past Friday aboard a commandeered cruise ship. Destination: unknown.
The U.S. is determined to avoid a visible American footprint in Somalia, but hasn't ruled out the use of a small number of U.S. commandos for specific operations.
The American paradox is that everyone wants small government and high services, low taxes, and a balanced budget. The genius of the Republicans is that they've convinced a huge swath of America that all of this is actually possible.
If humanitarian organizations hope to deliver on their mission of providing relief to the people, and if the tide of extremism is to be stemmed in Somalia, then try bringing back the kitchen mamas.
According to Ann Encontre, UNHCR representative in Djibouti, southern Somalia and Mogadishu have been relying on local food supplies since WFP withdrew its food aid program in January this year.
Fragile states move in and out of world attention - forgotten and neglected until an al Qaeda operative emerges from a training camp or a natural disa...
Is California America's first "failed state?" I asked Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; the governor he replaced, Gray Davis; and a famous former governor favored to be the next governor, Jerry Brown.
