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Somalia INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS
From independence until the mid-1980s, Somalia's national
security concerns focused largely on the threat posed by its
neighbor, Ethiopia. After the Ogaden War, Ethiopia used Soviet,
Cuban, and East European military and technical assistance to
establish itself as the dominant power in the Horn of Africa. By
the mid-1980s, Ethiopia's support of Somali insurgent groups
posed a growing threat to Somalia's internal security. In early
1991, Somali-Ethiopian tensions eased as long-established
governments fell in both Mogadishu and Addis Ababa. By the spring
of 1992, however, it remained unclear whether relations between
the two countries would be characterized by cooperation and
peace, or if old arguments over the Ogaden's (Ogaadeen) status
would renew the hostility between Somalia and Ethiopia.
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