Somaliland, by all measures, fulfill the standards of statehood, so why has only one country, Israel, recognized them? And is UN recognition on the horizon? Unlike “Palestine,” Somaliland has defined borders, a democratic government, and a standing military. So why has the world yet to recognize them as a state? Today we learn all out Somaliland, it’s geopolitics, economy and history to better understand this potentially quite strategic African nation.

In this live conversation, military expert Andrew Fox joins A Paratrooper And A Yogi Walk Into A Bar cohost, Shana Meyerson, for a live update from Somaliland on their 35th Liberation Day.

Andrew Fox is a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and cohost of The Brink Podcast. He served for 16 years in the British Army, leaving the Parachute Regiment with the rank of Major. He com ...