Libyan politics and governance have been unstable and chaotic for the past eight years. Because of the country’s significant position as one of the largest oil-producing countries in the world, the Libyan political situation has always been highly ...
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Libyan politics and governance have been unstable and chaotic for the past eight years. Because of the country’s significant position as one of the largest oil-producing countries in the world, the Libyan political situation has always been highly ...
The international news circuit, in its coverage of the refugee crisis, has consistently focused on the burden faced by southern European countries. In the wake of the European Union’s agreement with Turkey last year — in which Turkey received a s...
The international news circuit, in its coverage of the refugee crisis, has consistently focused on the burden faced by southern European countries. In the wake of the European Union’s agreement with Turkey last year — in which Turkey received a s...
While the Arab Spring uprisings ignited simmering discontent across many nations in the Middle East, Western media was quick to celebrate them for symbolizing a ‘hope for democracy.’ Five years after the upheavals that transformed the political l...
While the Arab Spring uprisings ignited simmering discontent across many nations in the Middle East, Western media was quick to celebrate them for symbolizing a ‘hope for democracy.’ Five years after the upheavals that transformed the political l...
Since the start of 2016, ISIL has fought a sophisticated, multi-front battle for Libyan oil industry infrastructure from its stronghold of territory within the country. As in other places, as ISIL has grown as a security threat, American foreign poli...
Since the start of 2016, ISIL has fought a sophisticated, multi-front battle for Libyan oil industry infrastructure from its stronghold of territory within the country. As in other places, as ISIL has grown as a security threat, American foreign poli...
Since January, an estimated 710,000 migrants and refugees have entered the European Union. This number is about two and a half times the total count of migrants and refugees that entered in 2014. This staggering increase shows the magnitude of the cu...
Since January, an estimated 710,000 migrants and refugees have entered the European Union. This number is about two and a half times the total count of migrants and refugees that entered in 2014. This staggering increase shows the magnitude of the cu...
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a global organization, enlisting followers from around the world to join its fight in establishing a caliphate. Just this summer we learned about three British mothers who left their homes to join in...
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a global organization, enlisting followers from around the world to join its fight in establishing a caliphate. Just this summer we learned about three British mothers who left their homes to join in...
In Libya, the Islamic State yet again rears its head. Though the opening of this new frontier does mark a threatening expansion of ISIL, it is altogether more indicative of the weak Libyan state into which the group has spread. ISIL has easily establ...
In Libya, the Islamic State yet again rears its head. Though the opening of this new frontier does mark a threatening expansion of ISIL, it is altogether more indicative of the weak Libyan state into which the group has spread. ISIL has easily establ...
The Syrian civil war has been marked by crimes against humanity so undeniable that they could have leapt into existence from a textbook, yet the world has remained largely idle. Reports suggest that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad presided over the ...
The Syrian civil war has been marked by crimes against humanity so undeniable that they could have leapt into existence from a textbook, yet the world has remained largely idle. Reports suggest that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad presided over the ...
In the space of less than a generation, China has transformed itself from a nation almost completely cut off from the international markets to an economic superpower. China’s tremendous growth has catalyzed a huge energy demand to sustain the ...
In the space of less than a generation, China has transformed itself from a nation almost completely cut off from the international markets to an economic superpower. China’s tremendous growth has catalyzed a huge energy demand to sustain the ...
As a columnist who writes exclusively on MENA (Middle East/North Africa), I’m just going to state the obvious: I don’t usually end up analyzing sunshine and rainbows. At the end of the day, much of what desperately deserves the attention ...
As a columnist who writes exclusively on MENA (Middle East/North Africa), I’m just going to state the obvious: I don’t usually end up analyzing sunshine and rainbows. At the end of the day, much of what desperately deserves the attention ...
When we think about the so-called “Arab Spring,” which countries come to mind? Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Yemen are the first: the ones that have, since the uprisings began almost two years ago, deposed their long-standing dictatorships an...
When we think about the so-called “Arab Spring,” which countries come to mind? Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Yemen are the first: the ones that have, since the uprisings began almost two years ago, deposed their long-standing dictatorships an...