Somalia
sovereign state in Africa
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning Somalia
Michael Leiter - Opposition
OxfordUnion
Mentioned in the context of lack of US military presence.
The Coming Cold War II — Niall Ferguson
Tim Ferriss
The country where Ayaan Hirsi Ali grew up as a girl in Islam, part of her early life story.
E76.5: Food shortage, China's grand plan, inflation, French election plus an All-In Summit preview
All-In Podcast
Cited as a country with close to zero food calories in storage and struggling with the calorie gap.
A Conversation with Graeme Wood (Episode #216)
Sam Harris
Example of a country with a severely broken-down government and social order, used for comparison.
A Tale of Cancellation: A Conversation with Meg Smaker (Episode #300)
Sam Harris
Country where Meg Smaker conducted research on laissez-faire economies and state-building, navigating dangerous, clan-divided areas. She went twice, once while living in Yemen and again for field research.
Migration Summit Closing Session
MIT Open Learning
Mentioned as a country of origin for a speaker.
Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand and the Philosophy of Objectivism | Lex Fridman Podcast #138
Lex Fridman
Used by anarchists like David Friedman as an example of a place where a stateless society with tribal tribunals works, which Yaron Brook refutes, citing barbarism and lack of respect for individual rights.
Decolonizing English Language Teaching and Learning: Accepting a Diversity of “Englishes”
MIT Open Learning
A country where refugees in Mosaic Education's first cohort were from.
Migration Jam: Our Stories
MIT Open Learning
Amal Jibril's country of origin.
Omar Suleiman: Islam | Lex Fridman Podcast #352
Lex Fridman
A country in East Africa, mentioned for drone bombings by the US that killed thousands of innocent people.