US military exercise brings Libya’s rival factions together

The initiative runs alongside an agreed budget and political discussions on power-sharing facilitated by an American envoy, but Washington is concerned about the presence of foreign fighters

Rifaat Balkhair

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?

[caption id="attachment_55256470" align="aligncenter" width="5568"] Two men dressed as customs officers take part in a protest outside Stormont against Brexit and it's possible effect on the north…

Ronald Granieri

The Long Arc of Human Rights

[caption id="attachment_55256402" align="alignnone" width="940"] Rohingya refugees wade while holding a child after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh in Whaikhyang on October 9,…

Majalla

The Reinvention of Iraq's Muqtada al-Sadr

[caption id="attachment_55256399" align="alignnone" width="940"] Iraqi supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr wave the national flag as they listen to his speech during a demonstration in…

Majalla

Pompeo Draws a Red Line

[caption id="attachment_55256395" align="alignnone" width="940"] Mike Pompeo, U.S. secretary of state, speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, May 21, 2018. (Getty…

Joseph Braude

America’s JCPOA Departure

[caption id="attachment_55256341" align="aligncenter" width="5369"] President Donald J. Trump walks out after signing a National Security Presidential Memorandum and announcing the withdrawal of the…

Joseph Braude