The AU mission’s success relies on the handover of military responsibilities to an effective Somali replacement. But the Somali National Army remains as politicized and clan-divided as it has ever been.
The developing electoral crisis over the past few months has led to greater misuse of forces.
A strong partnership between Mogadishu and the regions is vital to a unified counterinsurgency effort.
The European Union is capable of decreasing its dependence on Russia, but also of weakening the Kremlin’s ability to wield energy as a weapon to achieve greater geopolitical influence and facilitate warfare. But to do this, the EU, at great cost, must withstand Russia’s energy blackmailing.
The UN counterterrorism architecture was written broadly though its application has been largely focused on two groups: al-Qaeda and Daesh. With transnational dimensions growing in right-wing terrorism, is there a role for international organizations like the UN?
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