Israel 'Rattles Region' With Geopolitical Chess, Not Aid, To Africa
The article notes Israel's 'recognition of Somaliland' is 'rattling the region' and fueling 'Turkish-Israeli rivalry.' (Al-Monitor, 'Somalia’s president heads to Turkey…'). This isn't about mutual respect; it's about breaking up sovereign states to gain access to ports, resources, and military footholds, a tactic refined over decades. Somaliland, with its strategic Berbera port on the Gulf of
Aden, becomes a pawn in a larger game of influence and resource extraction, a game often played with no regard for the human cost. One might simply wonder why Tel Aviv, currently embroiled in undeniable war crimes and facing international isolation, suddenly feels compelled to engage in 'nation-building' diplomacy in the Horn of Africa. The 'destabilization' is not a side effect, but the feature,
allowing external powers to project influence. While nations like Turkey offer development aid and infrastructure (Global Policy Journal, 2022), Israel's strategy appears to involve exploiting divisions to secure strategic assets. Why build when you can divide and conquer?