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Infected: The impact of the coronavirus on the Middle East and north Africa
Cover image: Zoheir SeidanlooThe coronavirus has hit the Middle East and north Africa at a time when the region is already burdened with multiple problems, including a series of long-running conflicts,...
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Why the ‘ignored war’ in Libya will come to haunt a blinkered west
Cover image: Υπουργείο ΕξωτερικώνThe most recent ally of Khalifa Haftar, the general who has been attacking the Libyan capital Tripoli since April last year, is Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. This...
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The EU’s ‘Irini’ Libya mission: Europe’s Operation Cassandra
Cover image: Ein DahmerOn 31 March, with a typically forceful announcement by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, the EU marked the launch of its new naval mission to Libya. While the operation is...
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It’s Turkey’s Libya now
Cover image: picture alliance / PhotoshotLibya doesn’t do incremental change, it seems. Instead, the country oscillates between agonising stalemate and complete upheaval. The past month – and recent...
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Deep sea rivals: Europe, Turkey, and new eastern Mediterranean conflict lines
Cover image: picture alliance/REUTERSThe eastern Mediterranean is becoming ever more perilous as geopolitical fault lines steadily enmesh the region. If they do not act urgently, Europeans will lose...
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Russia’s Syria, Turkey’s Libya?
Cover image: txmx 2The attempt of a peace process in Libya is facing several substantial hindrances, where a variety of actors keep on inducing significant upheavals in its territory. Recently Turkey...
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Italy’s chance in Libya
Cover image: picture alliance / REUTERS | Guglielmo MangiapaneItaly has undoubtedly played a central role in the twists and turns of Libya’s fate since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. The country’s...
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How new street protests can help diplomacy in Libya succeed
Cover image: Jorono from PixabayOnly in Libya could the heads of the two rival political camps announce a ceasefire and the start of a new political process – and it still not be the biggest news of...
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How a Biden win could transform US policy in the Middle East and North Africa
Cover image: Gage Skidmore Many European governments hope that with Joe Biden as president the United States would re-embrace the transatlantic relationship in pursuit of common interests. But what...
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Spoiler alert: How Europe can save diplomacy in Libya
Cover image: picture alliance / Xinhua News Agency | Pan XiaojingSummary Key European states need to make Libya a shared foreign policy priority, and to overcome their competing approaches to the...
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Plot twist: How Europe should deal with Libya’s new government
Sunset over Tripoli | Ben Sutherland / Flickr On 5 February, after four months of eager anticipation, Libya finally appointed its new Government of National Unity (GNU). There was only one problem: it...
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Cooling-off: How Europe can help stabilise the Middle East
Cover image: United Nations Photo As the latest war in Gaza has once again demonstrated, the Middle East continues to play host to a series of seemingly intractable conflicts, from Western Sahara to...
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Back from the brink: A better way for Europe to support Tunisia’s democratic...
EU election observers in Kairouan, Tunisia, October 2011 | European ParliamentSummary Tunisia is seeking a major IMF bailout loan – but the risks of securing it are almost as great as the risks of...
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The great game: A geopolitical Euros
Cover image: Zac Goodwin As much of the world emerges, stumbling, into the post-pandemic era, Europe has done so with a flourish – by showcasing its recovery, and enduring glamour, with a...
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Tunisia coup: What Europeans can do to save North Africa’s only democracy
Cover image: picture alliance / AA | Nacer Talel On the evening of 25 July – Tunisia’s Republic Day, no less – President Kaies Saied upended Tunisian politics in a move widely decried as a...
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Unsettled: The impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis on the Middle East and...
Cover image: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Ukraine’s fate hangs in the balance. Renewed international diplomacy strengthens hopes for a negotiated settlement, but the spectre of all-out war still...
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The man from Misrata: Why Libya has two prime ministers (again)
Cover image: picture alliance / REUTERS | Hazem Ahmed On 10 February, almost 50 days after Libya was scheduled to hold a general election, a new ‘prime minister’ held a press conference upon his...
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Never let a good crisis go to waste: How Europe can respond to Libya’s riots
Protesters set fire to the Libyan parliament building after protests against the failure of the government in Tobruk, Libya July 1, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY | picture alliance /...
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Infinity war: Libya’s reoccurring conflict
Cover image: picture alliance / AA | Hazem Turkia Less than three years after the end of Libya’s harrowing civil war, Tripoli came under attack once again. This city of more than 1.5 million people was...
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Autumn of the patriarch: How to help Tunisians defend their democracy
Cover image: picture alliance / NurPhoto | Chedly Ben IbrahimSummary Recent arrests and protests in Tunisia are a sign of growing instability in the country and panic in the government over waning...
View ArticleThe politics of catastrophe: Morocco, Libya, and how Europeans should respond
Different disasters, converging challenges On 8 September, Morocco saw its deadliest earthquake since 1960 hit the Atlas mountains and Marrakesh, with the death toll rising to more than 2,800. On 11...
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Road to nowhere: Why Europe’s border externalisation is a dead end
Cover image: picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jeremias GonzalezSummary Mediterranean migration has been a crisis issue in Europe for decades. The central Mediterranean route that carries migrants...
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A cautionary tale: Why the UK’s Rwanda bill is doomed for political failure
Cover image: picture alliance / empics | Toby Melville When the British government first advanced its bill to send migrants off-shore to Rwanda back in April 2022, then home secretary Priti Patel...
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At the precipice: Averting a civil war in Libya
Cover image: picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Libyan Presidential Council In recent weeks, Libya has been collapsing at every level. Increasing tensions between the ruling families, the Dabaibas and...
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Value for money: Why and how Europeans should support the failing economies...
Cover image: picture alliance / NurPhoto | Fayed El-GezirySummary The economies of Egypt and Tunisia are characterised by weak private sectors, insiderism, and the dominance of key constituencies that...
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