Somalia has been without a functioning state ever since 1991, when the former dictator, Siyad Barre, was overthrown …-productive intervention by the United Nations and the United States in the early 1990 exacerbated rather than mitigated the problems, let … been establishing control of Somalia, and they may or may not be able to maintain this control. If they pursue their …

Climate change leads to more frequent and more intense droughts in Somalia. In a global context, weather shocks have … outbreaks with drought incidence and severity, we show that this causality is valid also for Somalia at the local level. We find … aggravate Somalia's security challenges and calls for decisive action to strengthen both drought and conflict resilience …

At a time when Somalia is widely viewed as a political and humanitarian disaster, it is significant that the north … negotiating compensation payments; the opening of space for the intervention of mediators; and a sustained commitment to consensus …