by Erman Atak* | Jul 30, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
While the armed conflict in and around capital Tripoli escalate to a full-blown civil war destroying the physical and social infrastructure of Libya and making a democratic and peaceful Libya a more elusive vision, Beyond the Horizon ISSG had a chance to take a closer...
by Erman Atak* | Jul 1, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Already strained relations between LNA and Turkish Government gradually escalated to an open hostility after statements and actions from both sides since Friday. This means a new crisis in the MENA, which is already on tenterhooks with current Iran-USA tension. As a...
by Erman Atak* | Dec 20, 2018 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
The latest milestone in the peace process for the Libya crisis, Palermo Conference, passed without a significant breakthrough on 13-14 November 2018. No final agreement has been reached during the leader’ meeting which Khalifa Haftar didn’t attend (He only attended...
by Erman Atak* | Jul 11, 2018 | Commentary
On 29 June 2018, just one day after the announcement of new EU measures to keep migrants out of European borders, lifeless bodies of three babies appeared in the news. The image of their innocent bodies as if they were sleeping in the stretched arms of the men who...