Simon Marks

Ethan Bronner, Bloomberg’s Israel bureau chief, analyzes Israeli strategic moves in the Red Sea. Simon Marks, Bloomberg East Africa reporter, reports from Somaliland on politics and security. They discuss Israel’s rationale for recognizing Somaliland. They explore possible base sites, regional pushback, and how this shifts strategic calculations in the Horn of Africa.

Kjetil Tronvoll, a Horn of Africa scholar, and Simon Marks, an East Africa reporter, unpack troop buildups near Tigray. They discuss reasons Eritrea was left out of the Pretoria deal. They explore Ethiopia’s push for Red Sea access and shifting Tigrayan alliances. They map regional proxy ties and the risk of wider spillover across the Horn.