More: Libya
Reining in the Ubiquitous Use of U.S. Military Force
Four US soldiers died in Niger on October 4, and the president's insensitive phone call to the widow of one has brought the subject...
Conversation With Francesco Pazienza
For those of you who do not know him, Dr. Pazienza in brief It would not be enough to write a whole book to...
Playing with Fire: Israel and its problematic friends solidify ties
Remarks at United Hebrew Congregation, Singapore, 3 October 2017 There are no nice guys in the Middle East, a region that is in the...
Refugee Crisis Raises Humanitarian and Security Concerns
Europe has experienced an increasing influx of people since 2014, most of them migrants and refugees from conflict-affected areas like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and...
Al-Werfalli’s Arrest Warrant: Respect for International Criminal Law need of the hour
On 15th August, 2017, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) headed by Presiding judge Joyce Aluoch and Judges Cuno Tarfusser and...
Macron’s global strategy in Africa and in the European Union
Both Chirac and Sarkozy had five minutes to leave power, while François Hollande could even have five months to do so. In fact, at...
ISIS psychological war
T he attack perpetrated in Manchester on May 23 last is a turning point for the Daesh-Isis war in Europe and, in the...
Oil Deal: Can OPEC Afford One?
In my last article I covered different prospects/facets that signaled towards the extension of an oil deal. Of late there are developments that not...
The meeting between al-Sarraj and General Khalifa Haftar
L ast mid-February both the leader of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, and the leader of the Libyan National Army...
Fayez al-Sarraj’s attempt to take hold of NOC
O n March 24 last, al-Sarraj dissolved his Petroleum Ministry and formally acquired direct control over the National Oil Company (NOC), namely the...