Commentary
British writer Rudyard Kipling’s poem “Mandalay” contains the words “Ship me somewheres East of Suez, where the best is like the worst/ Where there aren’t no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst.”
People stand next to the Independence Monument, depicting a hand holding a map of the country, in the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland, on Sept. 19, 2021. Eduardo Soteras / AFP via Getty Images
Gregory Copley
Author
Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
