The Iranian revolution, which took place 41 years ago this week, was not the only seismic event to shake the Gulf and the Middle East that
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What the Deal of the Century Tells Us About the World We Live In
The real issue with US President Donald J. Trump’s Deal of the Century Israeli-Palestinian peace plan is not whether it stands a chance of resolving
The War in Libya Will Never End
General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) continue to partly encircle Libya’s capital, Tripoli. Not only does the LNA threaten Tripoli, but it
An Army for Hire: Trump Wants to Make Money by Renting Out American Soldiers
To stay that there has been some strange stuff coming out of the White House lately would be an understatement. If President Donald Trump knew
The Libya Conference and “The New Scramble for Africa”
A major international conference on Libya will convene in Berlin on Sunday. At the invitation of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, heads of state and top
General Haftar Still Holds All the Cards After Berlin's Libya Summit
Berlin’s Libya summit ended without any real changes to the status quo despite all relevant foreign parties to that country’s civil war superficially agreeing to
The Battle for Libya: The UAE Calls the Shots
This week’s inauguration of a new Red Sea Egyptian military base was pregnant with the symbolism of the rivalries shaping the future of the Middle
Real Agenda of Kuala Lumpur Islamic Summit Plans Derailed by Saudi Arabia
There is more to the divide in the Muslim world than the schism between the Sunni and Shiite sects. This was recently proven by the apparent
