Somaliland i Tajwan – współpraca państw nieuznawanych w cieniu rozgrywki geopolitycznej mocarstw w Rogu Afryki
Somaliland and Taiwan – the Cooperation of Unrecognized Countries in the Shadow of the Geopolitical Game of Superpowers in the Horn of Africa

Summary/Abstract: Separated by thousands of kilometers and very different cultures, histories,and economies, Taiwan and Somaliland appear to have little in common. LikeTaiwan, Somaliland was created in the aftermath of a civil war. The consequencesof those conflicts continue to shape the political status of both countries. Sincethe declaration of independence from Somalia in 1991, Hargeisa, like Taipei, hasbeen trying to secure its existence, because both states cannot count on internationalrecognition, and their independence is contested by the states from whichthey seceded. Despite being forced to exist on the periphery of the internationalcommunity, both de facto states still try to be active participants in globalaffairs. Relations between unrecognized states are also an element of the gamebetween the main players in this region, the US and China. Washington, concernedabout Beijing’s political and economic expansion in the Horn of Africa,is trying to limit it, and one of the elements of this policy is indirect support forthe strategically located Somaliland through its ally from Taipei.

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