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To Be or Not to Be: Rethinking the Possible Repercussions of Somaliland’s International Statehood Recognition

by Nikola Pijovic Abstract After the fall of President Siyad Barre in 1991, the northern region of what used to constitute Somalia declared independence from the rest of the country as the Republic of Somaliland. Although Somaliland is not internationally recognized as a sovereign state, it has survived for over two decades and currently constitutes […]

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