Somaliland i Tajwan – współpraca państw nieuznawanych w cieniu rozgrywki geopolitycznej mocarstw w Rogu Afryki

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https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.20.2023.85.09

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unrecognized states, Somaliland, Taiwan, USA, China

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SOMALILAND AND TAIWAN – THE COOPERATION OF UNRECOGNIZED STATES IN THE SHADOW OF THE GEOPOLITICAL GAME OF SUPERPOWERS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA

Separated by thousands of kilometers and very different cultures, histories, and economies, Taiwan and Somaliland appear to have little in common. Like Taiwan, Somaliland was created in the aftermath of a civil war. The consequences of those conflicts continue to shape the political status of both countries. Since the declaration of independence from Somalia in 1991, Hargeisa, like Taipei, has been trying to secure its existence, because both states cannot count on international recognition, and their independence is contested by the states from which they seceded. Despite being forced to exist on the periphery of the international community, both de facto states still try to be active participants in global affairs. Relations between unrecognized states are also an element of the game between the main players in this region, the US and China. Washington, concerned about 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 for the strategically located Somaliland through its ally from Taipei.

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Author Biography

Robert Kłosowicz, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Prof. dr hab., badacz stosunków międzynarodowych, afrykanista, zatrudniony w Instytucie Nauk Politycznych i Stosunków Międzynarodowych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. Dyrektor Jagiellońskiego Centrum Badań Afrykani-stycznych. Specjalizuje się w badaniach nad zagadnieniami bezpieczeństwa międzynarodowego i konfliktami zbrojnymi, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem problematyki dysfunkcyjności państw i państw de facto. W sferze jego zainteresowań znajduje się także problematyka stosunków międzynarodowych w Afryce. Autor siedmiu monografii oraz redaktor pięciu prac zbiorowych. Prowadził badania terenowe w ponad dwudziestu państwach afrykańskich.

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2023-11-16

How to Cite

Kłosowicz, Robert. 2023. “Somaliland I Tajwan – współpraca państw Nieuznawanych W Cieniu Rozgrywki Geopolitycznej Mocarstw W Rogu Afryki”. Politeja 20 (4(85):161-81. https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.20.2023.85.09.