List of Somalia articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Much Turf Does the Somali Government Really Control?
It's a bit more than just "a few square blocks." But it's bad news when insurgents control the majority of the capital.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Somalia’s Hour of Need
Uganda's president explains why Africa is committed to the fight in Somalia -- and why the West should be, too.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 My Pen Pal, the Jihadist
How a young Virginia man charged with supporting terrorists in Somalia became my online sparring partner -- and why he is so dangerous.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Truth About Africom
No, the U.S. military is not trying to take over Africa. Here's what we're actually doing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 12 Degrees of Failure
How does a weak state become a failed state?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Reality Check: How Bad Are They?
Worlds apart in language, culture, and daily routine, the top failed states still share a quality of life that is at best difficult and at worst fatal for the majority of the population.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Help Wanted
Now is no time for the world to go wobbly on Somalia.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Pirate Den
Inside the modern business of wreaking havoc on the high seas.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Actually, It’s Mountains
Sometimes the toughest obstacles are the naturally occurring ones.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saving Failed States
How the United Nations let countries fall apart -- and how it needs to adapt if it wants to put them back together. (Originally published in the Winter 1992-1993 issue of Foreign Policy.)