Expert Directory
Verified scholars, practitioners and analysts contributing to the SRP. Searchable by name, affiliation and expertise.
Prof. Sarah Chen
Professor of International Law
Oxford Faculty of Law
Leading scholar on post-colonial statehood, recognition law, and the Horn of Africa.
Dr. James Okafor
Senior Lecturer
University of Edinburgh
African Union institutional law and post-conflict governance. Fieldwork across Somaliland, Somalia and South Sudan.
Dr. Amina Hassan
Assistant Professor
London School of Economics
Somaliland-born scholar of international relations and diaspora politics.
Dr. Fatuma Ali
Associate Professor
University of Hargeisa
Economic development, port infrastructure, and Horn of Africa political economy.
Prof. Michael Roberts
Professor of African Studies
SOAS University of London
Infrastructure, trade corridors, and economic development in the Horn of Africa.
Ambassador Robert Walsh (ret.)
Senior Fellow
Atlantic Council
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. 28 years US Foreign Service, Sub-Saharan Africa focus.
Prof. Elena Kovacs
Professor of Comparative Politics
Central European University
Recognition of new states in post-communist and post-colonial contexts. Major studies on Kosovo, South Sudan, Western Sahara.