About this episode

Haviv Rettig Gur interviews Ambassador Mohamed Hagi about the unique relationship between Somaliland and Israel and the implications of Somaliland's success in building a democracy without international support.

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People in this episode

Host: Haviv Rettig Gur

Guest: Ambassador Mohamed Hagi

Topics covered

• Somaliland
• Israel
• geopolitics
• democracy
• international relations
• Muslim society
• success stories

Keywords

• Somaliland
• Israel
• Ambassador Mohamed Hagi
• geopolitics
• democracy
• international recognition
• Muslim society
• October 7

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Places: Somaliland, Israel, Africa

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