by Onur Sultan | Aug 5, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
This week was an especially bloody one for Yemen. The Houthi, ISIL and Al Qaeda attacks in a fashion outbidding each other killed more than a hundred and left many others in critical condition in hospitals. If we have to focus on the factual aspect of the events: a....
by Onur Sultan | Jul 30, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Background The UAE decision to draw down troops in Yemen has been on the agenda of international spectators since 22 June. In an article reflecting her consultations with Emirati officials, Elena DeLozier formulated the content of the drawdown as: Emirati units are...
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 Alexy Zender* | May 10, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Three days after the presidential elections in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decision to grant Russian passport to the separatist Ukrainians in Donetsk and Luhansk in the east of this country. Former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has...
by Onur Sultan | May 8, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
On 2 May 2019, an article with the subject “A Real Plan to End the War in Yemen” was published in Foreign Affairs. The article is purposeful and well-written in terms of clarity of the arguments and got quite positive feedbacks from those following the crisis....
by Onur Sultan | May 7, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
As Haftar’s offensive toward Tripoli stalled, the conflict does not cease to reproduce itself in other realms or dimensions. This week, Haftar and his international backers increased their level of engagement in propaganda to dominate or shift opinion in favor of...
