What is Somaliland? The African Democracy America Doesn't Know About — But Should

In this episode of The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Hassan Aden — CEO of Somaliland Investment and Trade — for a conversation about one of the most overlooked geopolitical stories of our time. The Republic of Somaliland spent more than 30 years in diplomatic isolation before Israel became the first UN member state to formally recognize it in December 2025 — and the relationship has moved fast ever since.