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May 22, 2013

Algeria
Is Algeria the Next Crisis?

As the "Arab Spring" swept the fake republics of North Africa--Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt--Algeria seemed immune. Media reports dwelled on its stability (see this 2011 BBC and this 2012 Deutsche Welle…

Muammar Gaddafi and Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

July 19, 2011

United States
Libya: The Coming Break Up?

A Libyan rebel gestures at the frontline, 60 km (37 miles) west of Ajdabiyah (Esam Al-Fetori/Courtesy Reuters) My friend, Karim Mezran, the director of the Centro Studi Americani in Rome weighs in o…

Libya: The Coming Break Up?
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

June 13, 2012

Politics and Government
Libya: Dealing With the Enemy?

My friend, Karim Mezran, weighs in with a guest post today on an under-reported meeting between a prominent Libyan Islamist and members of Qaddafi’s entourage in Cairo.  What is going on Libya? The …

Libya-Dealing-with-the-enem
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

April 11, 2016

Libya
Libya: Disconnect and Fragmentation

Despite the fact that a diplomatic effort to bring the chaos that has engulfed Libya since 2011 seems to have gained momentum, Libya is in for a long fight.

BP04112016
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

May 11, 2020

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 2–8

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 2 to 8, 2020.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition