Jort Hemmer

Jort Hemmer is a research fellow at Clingendael’s Conflict Research Unit (CRU). He studies the politics of conflict in the Horn of Africa, with a particular focus on Somalia and the Sudans.

Beyond good versus evil: fighting Somalia’s perpetual war

The country has suffered de facto secessions, appalling destruction and humanitarian disasters – but still both the war and the Somali people march on. Can the international community help find a way out of conflict in Somalia, or is it blundering into yet another category mistake?

By Jort Hemmer

/ 11 Oct 2011