Center for Strategic Communication

Looking at the lessons since Black Hawk Down

This October sees the twentieth anniversary of events that came to be known as Black Hawk Down, in which eighteen US military personnel and hundreds of Somalis died. Over a thousand Somalis were injured, hundreds of them civilians, though estimates vary greatly. It so...

Securing Somalia’s future

Today’s Conference on Somalia in London was historic for two reasons. First, it was the best opportunity in the last few decades for Somali leaders to stand up, on a more or less equal footing, with key international partners and decide the future of their country....

The value of strategic patience in Mali

The casual observer of events in Mali could be convinced that the almost daily developments in the military campaign, now in its “ultimate phase” according to the French President, reflect an unstoppable momentum towards stability in the West African state. As visible...

What the Somali Media Needs to Survive

As November comes to a close, no media personnel in Somalia have been killed which marks it out as an unusual month for 2012. International statements of condemnation for the eighteen journalists and media celebrities killed this year have been quick and clear. Yet...