As Libya, Syria, Yemen and Egypt battle for democratic survival, Somalia is facing a battle even more grave- that of famine. Approximately 1.5 million Somalis are currently teetering on the brink. Interestingly enough and rather counter-intuitively, according to recent reports, this famine is not due solely to climactic conditions nor to a shortage of food. Rather, it is due to a failed state that has been unable to provide for its citizens- even when it has received aid that is earmarked for that purpose. The world is now scampering trying to figure out solutions to alleviate the Somalian people's hunger.
If nothing else Somalia is a sad case study for the entire region of what falling into anarchy and disorder would look like and what it could result in.
Here is an article written by CNN's Moni Basu: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/07/20/somalia.famine/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2.
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