President Trump’s Libya Strategy
President Trump’s Libya Strategy Earlier in the week, General Haftar of the Libyan National Army (LNA) conceded control of four major oil fields in Libya’s oil crescent region: Ras Lanuf, Es Sider, Zueitina and Hariga. Three weeks ago, these fields were seized from the internationally recognized,...
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Election Update
In July of 2017, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was removed from office by Pakistan’s Supreme Court on corruption charges. These charges were brought up in the wake of the Panama Papers leak in 2016, which accused Nawaz Sharif...
The Political Economy of the Nassib-Jaber Crossing
Before the war, the Nassib-Jaber crossing facilitated the movement of peoples, resources and ideas between Syria and Jordan. Once the Syrian Civil War began, the crossing—located on the Damascus—Amman Highway-was managed by the Regime. In April 2015, however, the Free Syrian Army and the al-Nusra...
Update on Yemen: International Institutions, Non-State Actors, and Humanitarian Crisis
22 million Yemenis are dependent on aid; a stable government and institutions are absent; extremists groups occupy pockets of territory. As fighting between the Iranian-backed Houthis and the Gulfi-backed Hadi government continues across Yemen, the world’s attention is fixed on the key port city of...
Update on Hudaydah: Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
Following threats of an attack on major Yemeni port city Al-Hudaydah issued by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) forces, reports have emerged that the Saudi and Emirati military coalition has began their assault on Yemen’s main Red Sea port on Wednesday. The Saudi-led coalition attacked...