
E300 - Recognizing Somaliland
Published: January 3, 2026
Duration: 49:59
For more than three decades, Somaliland has functioned as a free, independent, Muslim, pro-peace, anti-Islamist republic on the Horn of Africa. Now, Israel has formally recognized it as a sovereign state. Somaliland’s bad neighbor, Somalia, and other Islamist regimes are furious. Britain also insists the people of Somaliland have no right to decide their future.
Meanwhile, Somaliland is looking toward America — and is eager to join the Trump-brokered Abraham Accords.
Host Cliff May is joined by Bashir Goth, Somaliland’s representative to the United States, and Middle East analyst Michael Rubin to discuss why Israel...