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 Justin McCauley | May 16, 2019 | Analysis
By Justin McCauley 16/05/2019 Hostility between the United States and Iran has evolved ever since Washington withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — the nuclear deal agreed between the Iranians and the P5+1 group — in 2018. Most recently,...
by Dr. Theodore Karasik and Giorgio Cafiero | Mar 30, 2019 | Analysis
Libyan General Haftar’s visit to Saudi Arabia By Dr. Theodore Karasik and Giorgio Cafiero On March 27, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman hosted Libyan General Khalifa Haftar for talks at the al-Yamamah Royal Palace in Riyadh. This visit, which occurred one day before the...
by Dr. Theodore Karasik | Jun 8, 2018 | Analysis
By Dr. Theodore Karasik The movements, motivations and strategies of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) are key to deciphering the latest disputes that are manifesting themselves in the the core of the Middle East region. The most recent quarrel is a crisis involving a Saudi...
by Dr. Courtney Freer | Jul 27, 2017 | Analysis
By Dr. Courtney Freer July 27, 2017 The latest scandal in the ongoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis revealed email leaks from Emirati Ambassador to the United States Yousif al-Otaiba about his country’s desire to host an embassy for the Taliban. The...