1. I don't agree with copying the past on foreign policy and choosing a side but adopting a Neutral posture and studying Oman who is king of foreign policy neutrality. The short terms benefits gained from short term interest trade offs for Somalia isn't worth another backlash like happned when USSR lost. We threw our lot 1 side.
2. He was fairly accurate about civil war narrative, except he said Mogadishu played a 'hoyo role'. That's not fully accurate, All the Regions sacrificed themselves out of somalinimo and lost their taxes, loans, aid to develop Mogadishu only to get 91 Nakba and clan dimension to a war that had no clan dimension but political goals by rebel groups, plus even their private properties wasn't respected even after losing all their aid, taxes, loans to Mogadishu.
3. He wasn't accurate about Tribalism being the problem. Many societies have tribal identity, the issue is only if it's used productively and not destructively
4. He promoted the idea Mudug needs to be solved as the two clans there is believed to influence the politics of PL/JL and HG as 'indhaha hawiye'. I suggest solving south-central issue and they start playing a role thru their 'example' rather then 'empty words', as long as the south central looks how it is, PL will not change posture
5. He indicated their political competition and I agree there, in-fact u would think their should be no competition becuz it's state building phase not political competition.
6. His knowledge of the brotherhood is lagging who r using multiple postures such domination of university, orphanage, parties, terrorism, economic posture like they took over Bosaso port, universities, orphanage, telecom, mosques, parties. Plus Turkey playing a charity role in brotherhood axis countries, Qatar playin financing role.
They just want to unite islamic caliphate like commonwealth with Turkey as Caliph role and march onto west through the same multiple posture. Brotherhood hate PL, so they will be isolated from power in Somalia due to SSDF wars. Same will happen to the GULF and area that fought them. PL friends and allies must be anti brotherhood like the GULF.