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Horn Horizons

Jim Stenman

A 'Global Power Shifts' brief tracking Power, Ports & Prosperity in the Horn of Africa.

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Latest Issues

Issue #15 | Ethiopia deepens U.S. ties, Eritrea returns, Sudan’s claims linger

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timotheos meets U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, D.C.

May 5 – May 12, 2026

Welcome back to Horn Horizons, where I track Power, Ports & Prosperity across the Horn–Red Sea corridor.

Sudan...

8 days ago
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Issue #14 | Weekend bonus read: As Hormuz stays closed, piracy comes back to the Somali coast

May 2, 2026

Welcome back to Horn Horizons, where I track Power, Ports & Prosperity across the Horn–Red Sea corridor. This is a short weekend bonus read between issues. A full edition follows next week.

Thanks for reading Horn Horizons! Su...

18 days ago
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Issue #13 | As Hormuz stays closed and Washington weighs Eritrea, an Israeli read on the Horn and Somaliland

The WSJ reported last week that the Trump administration is exploring lifting sanctions on Eritrea to secure a foothold on the Red Sea. A former senior IDF officer tells me what that could mean for Somaliland, Berbera and Ethiopia’s port ar...

21 days ago
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Issue #12 | Trump eyes an Eritrea reset. A former U.S. ambassador says skip it and recognize Somaliland.

April 21–27, 2026

Welcome back to Horn Horizons, where we track Power, Ports and Prosperity across the Horn–Red Sea corridor. The Eritrea sanctions question reached cabinet level in Washington last week. Maersk paused new bookings to Berbe...

23 days ago
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Issue #11 | Israel appoints its first ambassador to Somaliland as Brussels bets nearly $500m on Ethiopia

April 14–21, 2026

Welcome back to Horn Horizons, where I track Power, Ports and Prosperity across the Horn–Red Sea corridor. It has been an unusually loaded week. Israel has appointed its first ambassador to Somaliland. Somalia’s original...

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