In Libya,Washington wades into the political mess it helped to make
It’s clear the U.S. is concerned about losing its influence amid a sea of proxy interests and a fledging interim government.
It’s clear the U.S. is concerned about losing its influence amid a sea of proxy interests and a fledging interim government.
Airwars releases massive report today charting nine months of bombing by Gaddafi forces, the US-led coalition and rebels
A UN report says the Blackwater founder violated arms embargoes by sending weapons and men to aid militia chief Gen. Khalifa Heftar.
New leaders have been appointed representing each of the three provinces as a way to build faith and keep a balance.
The pending $23 billion deal to the Emirates threaten to fuel conflict in Yemen and Libya and reward bad behavior.
It may be temporary, but now’s the time for critics to start throwing up road blocks while they have the chance.
Joe Biden said the US is going to ‘stop embracing dictators and thugs.’ He can start with the UAE.
With political troubles at home, French President Emmanuel Macron is turning his focus toward foreign policy.
Faced by the human and economic ravages of COVID-19 and enduring—if precarious—stalemates in myriad conflict zones, including the Gulf, Yemen, Syria, and Libya, the region’s leaders are likely to keep well back from the brink.
There are now valid reasons for Libyans and the international community at large to fear a dangerous scenario whereby Egypt and Turkey clash with each other.
Gulf monarchies’ interest in the eastern Mediterranean has been growing steadily in the past few years, bringing the rivalries between them ever closer to the heart of Europe.
Criticism of Donald Trump’s foreign policy often ignores the illiberal and undemocratic underbelly of Pax Americana.
Now that Turkey has joined the fight, is Russia looking to settle for a stalemate?
The United Arab Emirates and Turkey are locked into a regional power struggle that has fuelled conflict in Libya and could spark renewed fighting in Syria.
Ankara fears the risks of a geopolitical situation emerging in the Middle East and North Africa whereby the UAE, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia — along with the Syrian government, Libya’s eastern administration, Greece, and Cyprus — form an anti-Turkish front.
While the world is facing a pandemic, Turkey is expanding its regional influence.
The domestic, regional, and international players in the Libyan conflict have not only failed to end the war, they are actively prolonging it.
As coronavirus continues spreading around the world, it is terrifying to consider what this pandemic could do to Libya and, given its porous borders, many nearby countries as well.
Russian private security firm Wagner has a significant presence in Libya and Vladimir Putin can keep his hands clean.
If local and foreign actors fail to follow through on promises made at the Berlin Libya conference, Libyans will pay the price.
The proxy war in Libya is increasingly colored by Emirati and Egyptian opposition to efforts to resolve divisions among the Gulf states.