Guled Ahmed

Guled Ahmed is a Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington, D.C. With extensive knowledge and experience in geopolitics and geo-economic matters related to the Horn of Africa, Red Sea, and Sub-Saharan countries, he has been an analyst and researcher with MEI's Egypt and Horn of Africa Program since 2020. His expertise lies in areas like state and nation-building, money laundering and terrorist financing, energy development, climate change and climate security, and transboundary water issues.

Mr. Ahmed's publications have been featured and recognized by think tanks, government institutions, and universities like Harvard, Georgetown, John Hopkins, the Washington Institute, the Royal United Services Institute, Air University's Journal of Strategic Airpower & Spacepower, and the German Government's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. His work has been included in three books on international relations: Taiwan in Africa: Seven Decades of Certainty and Uncertainty, Turkish-Qatari Relations, and Horn Engaging the Gulf: Economic Diplomacy and Statecraft in Regional Relations.

Mr. Ahmed's work has been published by leading publications around the world, such as The National Interest, The South China Morning Post, The National News, Middle East Eye, and Al Arabiya. In addition, he has provided his insights and commentary to a variety of media outlets, including CNBC Africa and Sky News Arabia.

Languages
Somali and English

Region of Expertise
Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sub-Saharan Africa and Horn of Africa (HoA)

Issues of Expertise
Climate change, water, food and energy security, international transboundary water treaties, renewable energy, smart infrastructure and sustainable development, environment.

Recent Interviews & Publications

• "He's turning lights on in war-torn rural Somalia, one panel at a time," Ozy, October 2018.
• "Local flair transforms clean energy funding in Somalia," ESI Africa, February 2020.
• "Somalia herders hooked up to solar power by payment of a goat, Radio Ergo, October 2019.
• "Power OffGrid: Innovating the Energy Market in Somalia," Impakter, April 2019.
• "With COVID-19 causing food insecurity, cold storage facilities are more important than ever for fishermen, here's why...," CNBC Africa, April 2020.