Somaliland: Another Scramble for Africa, Now with Israeli Sponsorship
The piece highlights Turkey's concerns over Israel's diplomatic engagement with a disputed region, suggesting it's about Ankara's 'limits of influence.' What it glosses over, however, is the recurring historical pattern: external powers recognizing secessionist entities to gain strategic footholds or access resources. This isn't just about a Turkey-Israel proxy spat; it's classic divide and
conquer, with Somaliland's deep-sea ports and potential energy interests lurking in the background. Remember when the Sykes-Picot Agreement carved up the Middle East, or the Berlin Conference drew lines across Africa with no regard for indigenous populations? The more things change, the more the narrative sanitizes obvious power plays. One might wonder if any nation's 'fragility' truly 'poses
risks' to its own sovereignty, or if such fragility simply creates opportune moments for larger, more powerful states to exploit. After all, when has 'security cooperation' ever not involved access to port facilities or resource exploitation in resource-rich but militarily weaker nations? The 'risks' are usually to the locals, not the foreign powers cashing in.