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...
View ArticleAutumn 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...
View ArticleRoad 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleAt 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...
View ArticleValue 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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