The withdrawal from the port city of Berbera by regional powers distracted by [the Iran] war, marks the end of an external system that managed the Horn of Africa—and the beginning of a deeper structural collapse.

https://africasacountry.com/2026/03/after-the-subcontracting-state

Adapted from "When Tehran Burns, the Horn Bleeds": https://www.theelephant.info/analysis/2026/03/19/when-tehran-burns-the-horn-bleeds/

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After the subcontracting state

The withdrawal from the port city of Berbera by regional powers distracted by war, marks the end of an external system that managed the Horn of Africa—and the beginning of a deeper structural collapse.