Unsteady state: Somalia in disarray
Aug 06, 2025•24 min
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Summary
The episode delves into Somalia's recent setbacks in state-building, highlighting how constitutional changes have exacerbated internal conflicts and reduced foreign aid, while also exploring regional successes and the potential for a new international approach. It examines the evolving landscape of crime in Britain, noting a decrease in overall offenses but a significant drop in solved cases due to the rise of more complex, digitally-enabled crimes. Finally, it commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, reflecting on its devastating immediate impact and the broader geopolitical questions it raised about war, peace, and technological advancement.Episode description
The country had been on the rise: beating back jihadists, strengthening its federal structure and gaining international stature. That has all reversed. In Britain levels of crime have fallen—but the changing nature of criminality has meant a smaller fraction of crooks getting caught. And 80 years on to the day our Archive 1945 project revisits the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
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