Libya
Russia’s Libya Push Should Alarm The U.S. And Europe
If Russia entrenches itself in Libya unopposed, it will create problems for Europe in the Mediterranean and Africa. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime and the increase in Russian...
Russia Is On The Move In Eastern Libya
The Russians are taking Africa by storm. And Libya is the centerpiece of that strategy.
Russia Lost Syria. Can Libya Replace It?
The Russian Navy is not out of the Mediterranean Sea.
Assad’s Collapse Is A Blow To Russia’s Middle East Strategy
As Syrian opposition forces, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), establish a transitional government, the implications of the fall of Bashar al-Assad extend far beyond Syria. There, Russian president Vladimir...
Libya’s Unity Government is Living on Borrowed Time
Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah is the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU) based in Tripoli and the political face of one of the wealthiest business families to have survived...
The F-111 Aardvark Was the U.S. Air Force’s Unstoppable Strike Fighter
Summary: U.S.-Libya relations have been strained since the 1960s, culminating in several violent incidents in 1986. After breaking diplomatic ties and facing multiple provocations, including a Libyan missile attack on...
Embarking on a New Era: Libya’s National Dialogue for Unity and Progress
In the wake of a tumultuous decade marked by conflict and division, Libya stands on the brink of a promising new chapter. Earlier this year, responding to an overwhelming call...
The High Cost of Libya’s Leadership Deficit
On Sunday, September 10, Tropical Storm Daniel triggered Libya’s deadliest flooding in over a century. According to a UN report, at least 11,300 people have died, with over 10,000 still...
Erdogan’s Charm Offensive Will Not Satisfy Egypt, Syria, or Israel
Turkey may have an opportunity to fix its relationship with Egypt, which it broke a decade ago. The outcome will depend entirely on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s policy choices, and...
The Interventionist Dilemma: Rules-Based Order versus the Humanitarian Exception
Proponents of a highly activist U.S. policy in the world keep stumbling upon (and evading) a troubling contradiction. Washington repeatedly emphasizes the need to protect the “rules-based international order that...
For Russia, Libya Is a Land of Opportunity
Aydar Rashidovich Aganin is one of Russia’s best Arabists. He has served in Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, and the United States. From 2007 to 2011, he ran Russia Today’s Arabic edition,...
Turkish Private Military Companies Are Learning From Russia
Mercenaries have been around for some time, but while their purpose—guns for hire—has remained largely stagnant for decades, they are now being employed as instruments of foreign policy by several...