Briefing Room 30.05.26: Somalia's Slide into Chaos, And More.
Simon Whistler · June 1, 2026 · 18 min video · Africa

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Somalia's fragile nation is threatened by a growing political crisis, with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud extending his mandate...
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- Somalia Power Grab CrisisIn the free preview
- Iranian Infiltration Alarms KuwaitInsiders
- Colombia Votes Under ViolenceInsiders
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Welcome back to The Briefing Room, the weekly show for front subscribers who want to dig below the headlines and get the real stories shaping our world. I'm Simon, and this week we're checking in on Somalia where a growing political crisis is threatening to plunge this most fragile of nations into renewed chaos.
After that, it's over to Kuwait, where a series of infiltrations by Iranian agents are raising serious questions, and then we zero in on Colombia where looming elections have been accompanied by some of the worst violence the country has seen in years.
As always, thank you for subscribing. It's thanks to you that we're able to produce videos like there's covering the more obscure stories shaping our world, as well as less clickable topics over on the main channel. And now, let's get straight into Somalia's latest crisis.
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