by Erman Atak* | Oct 7, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Ahead of a new international Libya Conference, the one evident thing is that both GNA and LNA propaganda machines try hard to persuade international community that they have the upper hand in the battlefield. The operations rooms of both sides frame the developments...
by Erman Atak* | Sep 30, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Following the G7 summit and statements of UN special envoy Ghassan Salame, major international actors were expected to come together to end the protracted civil war and initiate a new peace process in Libya. The 74th Assembly of the United Nations was the perfect...
by Onur Sultan | Sep 23, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Repercussions of the attacks on Saudi oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais on September 14 still keep global agenda busy. The attacks that caused highest rise in crude oil prices in one day and took down 5 percent of global production still continues to be a matter of...
by Erman Atak* | Sep 23, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Almost six months has elapsed since start of Haftar’s Tripoli offensive, an initiative that has costed thousands their lives and made many more displaced. Setting out with great promises, Haftar’s LNA has so far suffered major setbacks to include one of the biggest...
by Samet Coban | Sep 14, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Trump abruptly called off peace negotiations with the Taliban on Saturday (7 Sep 2019) after the Kabul suicide bomber attack on Thursday (5 Sep 2019). The attack that was claimed by the Taliban took the lives of 12 people including one American soldier. The United...
by Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen | Aug 26, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
There was no surprise in what happened in Aden. Since the beginning of the transitional period, the Yemeni elites and their parties have dealt with the Yemeni situation without imagination, and in the same traditional ways of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh....
