by Bill Law | May 26, 2019 | Analysis
By Bill Law27/5/2019 A little examined aspect of the escalating war in Libya between the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) forces of Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar and militias supporting the internationally recognized government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj...
by Bill Law | May 1, 2019 | Analysis
By Bill Law1/5/2019 The decision on April 22 by Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to restore the citizenship of 551 individuals may be a first step in what remains a long and difficult road toward dialogue and reconciliation in the Gulf island state. Bahrain has...
by Bill Law | Apr 29, 2019 | Analysis
By Bill Law29/4/2019 On April 29 the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest fact sheet “Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2018.” The paper reveals that, worldwide, overall military spending increased by 2.6 percent from 2017....
by Bill Law | Mar 18, 2019 | Analysis
By Bill LawThe narrative is an appealing one. The Islamic State (ISIS or IS) is cornered and down to defending a single village, Barghuz, in southeastern Syria near the Iraqi border. A vast caliphate that once stretched across Syria and Iraq is utterly vanquished....
by Bill Law | Dec 22, 2018 | Analysis
By Bill Law In barely three years, Vladimir Putin has moved Russia from being a relatively minor regional player to becoming a significant military power in the Middle East. He has used the war in Syria to achieve a remarkable victory, one that the West in...
