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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

The conflict in Las Anod has been defined by increasingly polarised and irreconcilable narratives about the causes of the fighting (1/7)

Conflict in Las Anod and Crisis in Somaliland: External Investment, Intensifying Internal Competi...

External interventions and narrative in shaping the conflict in Las Anod

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Jethro Norman

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1 year

Credible reports emerging that a coordinated attack by Harti forces earlier this morning pushed Somaliland troops out of Goojacade, largest and most heavily defended military base in Sool, & from which much of the shelling of Lasanod was orchestrated.

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Jethro Norman

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2 years

Anyone who has spent any time at all in Awdal knows this is a ludicrous statement and unquestionably false. Al-Shabaab cannot simply just ‘appear’ in a place like this.

Rashid Abdi

@RAbdiAnalyst

2 years

#BREAKING Al-Shabaab units said massing in Awdal Region for possible offensive on Somaliland from its southeastern flank.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

1 year

This is by far the most forthright statement on the conflict so far, indicating that international partners are losing patience with an increasingly intransigent Somaliland administration. (1/3)

Instability and Democratic Backsliding in Somaliland - United States Department of State

The United States is increasingly concerned by the continuing violence in Lascanood and joins other international partners and neighbors in calling for de-escalation, adherence to the agreed ceasef...

www.state.gov

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Prominent Somaliland political and cultural figures referring to ‘terrorists’ and ‘anarchists’ and beating the drum for further military action in Las Anod is beyond irresponsible, and frankly a form of extremism itself. (1/4)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Despite the promise of a unilateral ceasefire, Somaliland forces shell Laascaanood for the seventh consecutive day. SSC/Khaatumo draw attention to the deteriorating humanitarian crisis, and call for an international fact finding mission.

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Jethro Norman

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8 months

Protests in Borama (and reportedly in Lugyhaya too) over the opaque Somaliland-Ethiopia port deal.

Abdirizak Terra

@TerraAbdirizak

8 months

In the city of Borama, they are raging protests over the opposition to the lease of Lughaya in #Awdal to #Ethiopia The “Somaliland” administration has been looking to get the masses to the support the now failed MoU but have instead received the most widespread resistance from

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

1 year

🚨New article in @SecDialogue on how international enclaves are more porous than we assume. Based on fieldwork in Mogadishu with private security contractors, it unpacks the complex spatial practices & relationships that crisscross the "green zone's" apparently neat boundaries.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

1 year

Imagine reading an investigation into civilian deaths brought by indiscriminate shelling, and concluding that 'the United States and its European partners should arm Somaliland with more precise weaponry'.

Michael Rubin

@mrubin1971

1 year

“Amnesty International gets International Law Wrong in Africa” (my latest for ⁦ @AEI ⁩ on how ⁦ @amnesty ⁩ report on #Laascaanood fighting in #Somaliland makes some very basic mistakes) ⁦ @AEIfdp ⁩ #Somalia ⁦ @US2SOMALIA ⁩

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

There are legitimate grievances in Cawdal regarding lack of political representation in Somaliland and the suppressed history of SNM killings in Dilla & Boorama. To implicitly conflate these with al-Shabaab is highly irresponsible

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

4 years

Take a dive into the murky waters of capital accumulation at sea, as @LalehKhalili navigates the opaque world of offshoring of ownership and ship registries - this coming Monday 19th! Registration below. @Nauja_Kleist @diisdk @RVInews @PeterAlAlbrecht

The infrastructures of maritime capitalism: Flags of convenience and offshoring

Laleh Khalili explores the murky waters of capital accumulation at sea

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

8 months

Defence Minister resigns. Likely not the last. Leasing your coastland to a powerful neighbouring state is an unusual path to recognition and sovereignty at the best of times. But with so little clarity, or community consultation in Awdal, today's protests were inevitable.

Harun Maruf

@HarunMaruf

8 months

BREAKING: Somaliland Defense Minister AbdiQani Mohamud Aateeye tells the local Horyaal TV he has resigned over the MoU signed with Ethiopia. Aateeye told the TV he took the decision after meeting with president @musebiihi .

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Thanks for taking the time to read the article. The intention was to shift discussion away from baseless discourses around terrorism/China etc, & towards a recognition of concrete politico-economic drivers at play. So I'm grateful for you raising the issue of resource sharing -

bhlub

@thebhlub

2 years

@Jethro_Norman , read your article with interest, unfortunately its fraught with errors and very broad generalisations. I've listed some of my issues below, care to respond?

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

1 year

This is unfortunately highly symptomatic of the current conflict in Las Anod. But why? Strikingly, one of the only points both sides agree on is that widespread social media use is shaping an intensely polarised, hostile and self-reinforcing discourse. (1/4)

Dr Iain Overton

@iainoverton

1 year

I have had about 15 emails today and one very angry phone call from someone who insinuated that they are working for the Government of Somaliland, along with abuse on Twitter (blocked), because of @aoav and @Amnesty reporting civilians casualties in fighting there. We are not

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

In short: the bluster around Chinese proxy wars and terrorism largely obfuscates the legitimate grievances around resource sharing that have grown in the context of heightened international engagement with the Somaliland state. (7/7)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

1 year

If this is as decisive a defeat as it looks, it will have resounding political ramifications: not only for cementing the emerging SSC-Khatumo administration, but with mounting armed resistance amongst Garhajis communities in the centre, SL faces a full blown political crisis.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

1 year

A welcome statement, if slightly tepid language for a conflict now in its tenth week. Whilst stopping short of concrete action, there is a very clear warning here to the SL govt: that the crisis ‘is seriously impacting discussions about their [future] engagement with Somaliland’

UK in Somalia🇬🇧🇸🇴

@UKinSomalia

1 year

Statement by 15 international partners, including the UK. We call on Somaliland President @musebiihi 2 ensure there is an immediate and unconditional cessation of hostilities, & separation of forces to agreed locations in Las Anod.

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Jethro Norman

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5 years

Thrilled to pass my viva with minor corrections on Tues. Huge thanks to examiners Tarak Barkawi & Shane Doyle, and of course supervisors @ArielliNir & @raymondobush for 4 years of support, lively conversation, and stoically reading my poorly referenced drafts.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

8 months

Somaliland, which has quietly been of the most stable de facto states in the world, now finds itself at the centre of regional geopolitical manoeuvring and rising tensions.

Somaliland at the centre of rising tensions in the Horn of Africa

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

In this piece, I push back on causal narratives that view the conflict as either directly fomented by Al-Shabaab, Somalia or (absurdly) a Chinese proxy war. (2/7)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Instead, to understand the conflict in Las Anod and the crisis in Somaliland we need to look at the relationship between clan and state in the context of a recent influx of international aid and investment that has had destabilising consequences. (3/7)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

7 months

Alright, who had Elon Musk intervening in Somalia-Somaliland politics on their 2024 bingo card?

mohammed haji

@hxji99

7 months

An inaccurate translation goes viral and Elon Musk responds to it. Fake news spreads

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

The build up to the conflict in Las Anod bears the hallmarks of this intensifying economic struggle: from recent diaspora investments, to the expulsion of the Rahanweyn traders, and competition over Khat imports. (6/7)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

1 year

New @AmnestyEARO report calls for an independent investigation into human rights and humanitarian law violations, following the indiscriminate shelling of Las Anod, cites the use of 'inherently inaccurate' 107mm rockets.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

What is the relationship between kinship and infrastructure? Delighted to share a new article in #Geoforum , based on multi-sited fieldwork across Somaliland/N. Somali territories as part of our @Diaspora_Hum project @diisdk @RVInews @rakorcc Thread 1/6

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Mayor of Laascaanood speaking today: confirms the fighting is between local and Somaliland forces, & decries the shelling of residential areas and hospitals.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Dhulbahante perceptions of marginalisation are related to core grievances of insecurity and economic underdevelopment. These have intensified in tandem with growing international assistance that has been largely blind to the plurality of political voices within Somaliland (5/7)

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Jethro Norman

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2 years

Accelerated international engagement has raised the stakes, intensifying internal competition amongst political elites in the centre, whilst heightening perceptions of marginalisation in its peripheral regions. (4/7)

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Jethro Norman

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2 years

Somaliland should immediately withdraw forces & stop shelling Las Anod, acknowledge & address the legitimate grievances raised at the recent conference, and seek dialogue and/or third party mediation.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

If the history of Las Anod since 2007 tells us anything, it is that you cannot force peace and political unity through the barrel of the gun. Every death makes meaningful resolution less likely & risks escalating into a larger conflict, including opening of multiple fronts.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

However, the Las Anod Water supply you include in pictures of these SDF projects is 100% diaspora funded. In fact, the investors claim it was originally earmarked for SDF funds, but never received any, because of this discourse of insecurity -

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

4 years

🚨Some much needed good news to share🚨Thrilled to announce I'm joining @diisdk for 3 years as a postdoc!

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

4 years

Covid-19 is changing how diaspora assistance to Somaliland is mobilised. A new DIIS comment, written by @Diaspora_Hum colleagues highlights changing priorities and emerging fundraising platforms.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

5 years

Here for the project launch of Diaspora Humanitarianism in Complex Crises #DHUM at UoN. @diisdk @IDS_UONBI @RVInews @rakorcc

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Jethro Norman

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1 year

(1/2) Through the lens of a viral TikTok video, @FaisalAHAli and I take a long view on the current complex tapestry of political identities, ideologies and imaginaries in the Somali territories, asking how did we end up here?

Divided loyalties

Somalia’s political landscape is increasingly fragmented due to regional and clan differences. Is this the end of the centralized state and a unified, national identity?

africasacountry.com

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Sad to see the situation in Sool & Sanaag deteriorating: reports of clashes between Somaliland and Puntland forces around Tukaraq. Meanwhile in Laascaanood, more live gunfire and telecommunications apparently cut this morning (1/2)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

In short: a few good points raised, e.g. Isaaq in Sool also being marginalised, but these do not negate the main argument – in fact, they support it. (1/2)

Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Thanks for taking the time to read the article. The intention was to shift discussion away from baseless discourses around terrorism/China etc, & towards a recognition of concrete politico-economic drivers at play. So I'm grateful for you raising the issue of resource sharing -

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Excited to be part of this new interdisciplinary research project led by @peer_schouten ! I'll be focusing on how control over trade routes shapes political order in the Horn of Africa @diisdk

Peer Schouten

@peer_schouten

2 years

Over the coming years, I look forward to work together with @ICTDTax , @IPISResearch , @Jethro_Norman , and other collaborators to investigate the role of checkpoints in state formation and its contestation, historically and today. Details: (2/2)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

A mother and her six children were killed by a mortar two days ago, the hospital has been shelled, and there are graphic images of casualties circulating.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Latest publications on the conflict in Las Anod by @AbdifatahTahir : “Understanding Las Anod’s Conflict: Exclusionary Politics, Strategic (re) Alignment, and Rupture”.

The Institute for Strategic Insights and Research

@ISIR_INSTITUTE

2 years

Working Paper Publication🚨 “Understanding Las Anod’s Conflict: Exclusionary Politics, Strategic (re) Alignment, and Rupture”.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

4 years

He'll have to self isolate for 14 days first

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Jethro Norman

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1 year

The statement unequivocally calls for the immediate withdrawal of Somaliland forces from Las Anod and welcomes ongoing mediation efforts through traditional authorities. (2/3)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

6 years

My latest, an article in @wavellroom , explores the relationship between the recent restructuring of the British Army and the private military/security sector

Wavell Room

@wavellroom

6 years

New Article: one view on lessons the Army can learn from Private Military and Security Companies #UKPME …

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

But this was predictable. I was last in #Laascaanood 2021 & resentment was palpable concerning a series of unresolved assassinations & extrajudicial killings (100+ since 2010 often cited) seen as indicative of a failure (wilful or not) by SL administration to guarantee security

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

4 years

How is a proliferation of mobile phone-based lending transforming relations between credit and debt in Kenya? Join us next Tuesday as @kevindonovan explores such developing digital infrastructures as an instance of rentier capitalism @Nauja_Kleist @diisdk

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

4 years

Tough viva for Dom Cummins right now, called out on methodology, sources, structure of argument and consistency. Will be a miracle if he scrapes through with Major Revisions.

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Jethro Norman

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1 year

En route to London for what looks to be a fascinating symposium on the methodological challenges of doing social science research in the context of war, conflict and authoritarianism @KingsRussia

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Jethro Norman

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2 years

3. The SL govt statistics you present do not tell the whole story. For instance, Sool contributes less to Somaliland’s budget precisely because of its marginal position wedged inbetween Puntland and SL -

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@Jethro_Norman

8 months

In the wake of Somaliland & Ethiopia's rather vague 'ports-for-recognition' deal, this statement from the EU is anything but ambiguous.

Josep Borrell Fontelles

@JosepBorrellF

8 months

I had a phone conversation with President @HassanSMohamud I reaffirmed the full support of the EU to the unity, the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of #Somalia . The Horn of Africa doesn’t need more tensions. @TheVillaSomalia

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Jethro Norman

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1 year

Yet – crucially – the statement goes further, beyond the immediate fighting in Sool, to criticise a wider ‘democratic backsliding’ in Somaliland politics, including explicitly threatening visa restrictions on those responsible. (3/3)

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@Jethro_Norman

4 years

I’ll be working on the exciting new #DHUM project with @Nauja_Kleist and @MovingPeter at @diisdk , and collaborating with a great team of researchers from @IDS_UONBI @RVInews and @rakorcc , including @karutikk @sahro @ManowEdle @ahmedmmusa3 @FatimaDahirM @Moaden1 @melwynbrad

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Relatedly, that the Dhulbahante diaspora are behind much of the economic growth of Las Anod is corroborated by the aforementioned study, and also in another ISS study (below) both of which also observe strong perceptions of marginalisation and insecurity.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

8 months

Egypt-Ethiopia negotiations over the #GERD dam abandoned. A significant move in the context of growing tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia over the latter's proposed ports deal with Somaliland.

M.M. Dhoore

@dhoorebbc

8 months

After a decade-long dialogue, #Egypt has officially withdrawn from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ( #GERD ) negotiations, marking a pivotal moment in the tripartite talks involving Ethiopia, #Sudan , and Egypt. Source: @addisstandard

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

1 year

Detailed analysis from @PeaceRaad on the intersecting short & long term factors behind the conflict in Lasanod.

Raad Peace Research Institute(RAPRI)

@PeaceRaad

1 year

@PeaceRaad is proud to release its groundbreaking report, "The Conflict over #Lasanod : Long-term & Immediate Factors, and Prospects for Settlement." Stay informed and access it here: #ConflictResolution #Somalia #RaadPolicyReport

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Jethro Norman

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4 years

Don't forget to join us tomorrow, 5pm @diisdk , as @AkhilGuptaUCLA reflects on the complex temporalities of infrastructure @Nauja_Kleist @PeterAlAlbrecht @ahmedmmusa3 @RVInews @peer_schouten

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1 year

Sharp analysis from Anthony Kao outlining some of the geopolitical shifts occurring in the wake of the Lasanod crisis and electoral delays in Somaliland.

‘Shared status’ fuels closer Taiwan and Somaliland partnership

The two territories are stepping up cooperation as conflict and election delays cool Western optimism about Somaliland.

www.aljazeera.com

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

4 years

Infrastructures both create and experience decay. Reflecting on maintenance, temporality and change, @AkhilGuptaUCLA shifts our attention from construction and design to the quotidian acts of “mere” maintenance. Join us next Wednesday 7 October at 5pm!

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Jethro Norman

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2 years

What is indisputable, is this: a string of destabilising killings have occurred with no meaningful arrests, despite the largest military base in SL on the doorstep. Regardless of who is behind this, SL is perceived to be unable (or unwilling) to guarantee security in Las Anod.

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4 years

I've cringed more in the last half hour than in the most excruciating of peep show episodes

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6 years

Unbelievably accurate

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Jethro Norman

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10 months

@1an_Higgins Starting to think all the political analysts have got this wrong. World War III will not start in Ukraine or the Middle East - but when Modi declares total war on Australia and the rest of the Commonwealth tomorrow morning.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

4 years

New piece in today's Jyllands-posten with @PeterAlAlbrecht on the regional implications of the ongoing conflict in Tigray. If you are not one of the 6 million Danish speakers out there, then do not panic: English language version to follow shortly.

DIIS Denmark

@diisdk

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I det komplicerede puslespil, som såvel Etiopien som Afrikas Horn udgør, kan den etiopiske offensiv i Tigray have store konsekvenser for Somalia og for Etiopiens somaliske mindretal: @PeterAlAlbrecht & @Jethro0 i Jyllands-Posten:

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2 years

Thanks again for your engagement with the article. It is unfortunate that some interpreted it as an attack on Somaliland. I think the polarising tendencies of social media has a lot to answer for in that respect. But I am happy to respond to critiques that engage with the text.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

6 years

Several centuries from now, the global citizens of our future worldwide eco-utopia will scratch their heads and ask: what was the turning point, when the world finally came together to meaningfully combat climate change? And the historians will answer:

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Several key points in the Las Anod declaration. There is the expected language of self determination & appeals to international law in the context of unrecognised secession. But the grievances raised are concrete, highly specific and need to be acknowledged (1/4).

Mohamed Salh

@MohamedSelh

2 years

#BREAKING Traditional Elders in #LasAnod issued a declaration denounced #Somaliland . “The SSC-Khatumo territories are part of the Federal Republic of #Somalia and they stand for the unity and integrity of the Somali Federal Republic”. #Somaliland #Laascaanood .

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4 years

Missed any of the recent @diisdk talks on #infrastructure , including the latest, wonderfully lively presentation by @LalehKhalili ? Not to worry - they are now immortalised on the internet, here: @Nauja_Kleist @PeterAlAlbrecht @peer_schouten

Infrastructures as analytical approach

What does a bridge have in common with a money transfer company and a WhatsApp group? All three enable the movement of people, things, or ideas – be it cars, remittances, or social networks. They...

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Jethro Norman

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8 months

Back in DK after a highly engaging workshop on connectivity, innovation and war - big thanks to @warmatters & @SteveJFeldstein . And apologies to the rest of the USA for bringing the Scandinavian weather with us.

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1 year

What a day to be giving a talk at @KingsRussia on a topic unrelated to either Russia or Ukraine...

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2 years

5. True, Dh. political representation has improved. But does that noticeably impact development and security in Las Anod? Politicians in Hargeisa are not always so respected in Sool, which also factors into the proportionally lower voter turnouts that you cite.

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1 year

The battleground effectively expands across the globe, as algorithmic imperatives promote increasingly polarised and radical narratives and all sides scramble to capitalise on this through propaganda and misinformation campaigns (in turn reinforcing these intransigent narratives)

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Jethro Norman

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8 months

It's been -9 this weekend in Copenhagen with a bitter headwind, and I have the flu. Who is answering these questionnaires?

The Spectator Index

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World Happiness Report, top 10 rankings. 1. 🇫🇮 Finland 2. 🇩🇰 Denmark 3. 🇮🇸 Iceland 4. 🇮🇱 Israel 5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands 6. 🇸🇪 Sweden 7. 🇳🇴 Norway 8. 🇨🇭 Switzerland 9. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 10. 🇳🇿 New Zealand

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6 years

The year is 2026. A 2nd Scottish independence vote has been won. England is a Brexit induced Mad Max wasteland, and an aging Alex Salmond has dug an equivalent of this, by hand, along the exact line Hadrian followed in AD122. The isle of Scotland is born.

Saudi Arabia may dig canal to turn Qatar into an island

Plan takes shape amid bitter dispute that led the Saudis, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt to cut ties with small peninsula nation

www.theguardian.com

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

An important and detailed analysis that situates the current conflict in Las Anod within the context of an increasingly exclusionary, centralised and uncompromising politics in SL. Essential reading.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

This is precisely the kind of issue that leads to the perceptions of marginalisation that I highlight. The blame cannot solely fall on the SL state of course - international aid and investment strategies are also culpable, inc. the overly stringent security policies of the UN

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Jethro Norman

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3 years

Humanitarian system is failing people in crisis, says UN aid chief

Humanitarian system not listening to people in crises, says UN aid chief

Exclusive: coordinator of UN’s relief operation says set-up prioritises what agencies think people need

www.theguardian.com

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

8 months

The MoU has reignited the debate around Somali unity and the status of Somaliland. But this really began with the emergence of SSC-Khatumo almost exactly one year ago, and the subsequent surprise defeat of the Somaliland armed forces on 25 August.

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@Jethro_Norman

1 year

Proliferating smartphone usage within Somali territories & global diaspora means such conflicts quickly become highly mediatised. (contrast the current conflict with October 2007 battle for Las Anod. Was there a comparable, mediatised struggle for narrative?)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

8 months

Crazy to think that my local pub is older than this place

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

6 years

but adjusted for inflation, Apple is a boy scout's lemonade stand in comparison to the Dutch East India Company (despite adopting the same business strategy of ruthlessly exploiting Asian labour markets)

Financial Times

@FT

6 years

Apple is first $1,000,000,000,000 company

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

6 years

An important reminder that dual monitors do not always enhance workplace productivity #ENGvIND

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

It draws a neat line of opportunity straight through the centre of SL, connecting Hargeisa-Berbera-Ethiopia. Imagine sitting in Las Anod (or Zeila/Erigavo for that matter) watching the Berbera corridor being inaugurated & with a potential US military base also on the horizon?

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

5 years

@Nauja_Kleist introducing the five year #DHUM @Diaspora_Hum project, involving coordinated multi-sited fieldwork across Europe, Somalia and Kenya to explore the sustained engagement of diaspora in humanitarian activities. Asking what kind of assistance is mobilised and how?

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

In a new @PublicAnthropol blog post with @heidimogstad , I discuss the heady mix of privilege and precarity that defines contemporary private security work @diisdk @cmi_no

Between privilege and precarity: European soldiers remobilising as private security contractors in...

What happens to soldiers after they leave the military? From the Middle East to Africa, increasing numbers of demobilised soldiers have found work in private…

publicanthropologist.cmi.no

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

As I make clear in the article, this is not simply Dhulbahante v Isaaq, and clan lens alone cannot explain the crisis. This is about a state that, in the context of growing aid & investment, has largely concentrated resources in the centre at the expense of peripheral regions.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

1 year

(I am aware of the irony of posting this on Twitter)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

2.Revenue sharing: As I clearly acknowledge in the article, there has been some SL investment in Las Anod. This includes an effort to allocate more SDF funding (which is international aid, not SL taxes remember) including in health and education that you mention -

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

5 years

It was all worth it

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Is the future of humanitarianism in Africa diasporic? 🚨Submit to our panel ‘Practices and imaginaries of diaspora emergency relief in Africa and its socio-technical infrastructures’ convened w/ @Nauja_Kleist , Stephen Lubkemann & @thabani_sere discussing

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

6 years

If people think I'm going to senselessly join the #england bandwagon, riding a wave of unfounded, dangerous optimism after a marginal win in extra time against a second tier team, they are absolutely correct! #itscominghome baby!

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

6 years

Received my first thank you letter today - from a first-year undergraduate who had been enthused by our seminar discussions and was keen to explore the content further. Hugely rewarding, and an invaluable source of feedback on teaching style at such an early stage.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

4 years

Me emailing my supervisors from the pub 2 weeks before the PhD hand in

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

I work from early in the morning until late at night, haven’t left the White House in many months (except to launch Hospital Ship Comfort) in order to take care of Trade Deals, Military Rebuilding etc., and then I read a phony story in the failing @nytimes about my work....

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

1 year

@warmatters & @andrewhoskins wrote an excellent book, @WarRadical , in which they argue that digital media is dissolving established boundaries between participants and observers in war. Ukraine a paradigmatic example, but I think many of their insights are applicable here too.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

As this 2021 report highlights, there are serious issues with opaque taxing structures, and there is a large informal economy that is simply not counted in these budget calculations.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

Ultimately, what matters is not the absolute level of resource sharing, but the perception of rapid development in the centre at the expense of other areas. The highly publicised Berbera corridor is emblematic of this -

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

8 months

There is now a window of opportunity to address the political crisis within Somaliland - but much hinges on the 2024 elections going ahead. This could include renewed dialogue between Somaliland & Somalia, whilst respecting the political will of all parties, inc. SSC-Khatumo.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

This is why a significant part of the article discusses the exclusionary politics and infighting in the center, and growing divisions within Isaaq communities – including those in Sanaag, Sool, parts of Toghdeer.

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

4 years

Don't miss the first of four state-of-the-art webinars on infrastructure beginning next Tuesday 29th! Brian Larkin kicks the series off, exploring how generators shape the technologized, ambient milieu of urban Nigeria @diisdk @Nauja_Kleist

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

(r.e. demographic statistics, which are tricky to ascertain at the best of times, if 2014 figure is correct, then 5% of SL population (3.5million) would be 175000. That's approx. half of the figure you cite of 300,000+ in Sool. + Dh. live also in Sanaag.)

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

10 months

I know how this goes: 1. barber confidently informs you how much you will save in the long run with his wonderful haircut 2. proceeds to make several large cuts, irreparably removing the best locks of your hair 3. jumps out the window leaving the client to untangle the mess

Rasmus Hundsbæk Pedersen

@landaffairs

10 months

Shinyanga, Tanzania - Brexit hairdresser

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Jethro Norman

@Jethro_Norman

2 years

In the article, I also give specific examples (far from 'generalisations') of how intensifying economic competition has factored into the events leading up to the current conflict (the revoking of Jabutawi’s khat licence, for example).

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