Six years after protests first erupted in February 2011 against the brutal and repressive rule of Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi, Libya remains a country beset by deepening political fragmentation, bloody internecine conflict and accelerating […]
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Migration and Jihadism in the Sahel
Political rhetoric conflating migration across the Mediterranean with the apparent rise of violent jihadism in Europe reached new heights in 2016. But is there a demonstrable link between migrants, jihadist groups and the lucrative smuggling networks […]
‘Defeating’ the Islamic State? Lessons from Libya
As the American election nears, each day brings fresh news of territorial losses by the Islamic State (ISIS) in the center of its Caliphate, Mosul. As the coalition of Iraqi Army soldiers, Kurdish […]
Who pays for ISIS in Libya?
ANALYSIS – During its rapid rise in 2014 and 2015, the Islamic State in Libya had money to burn. Where did the cash come from, and can the militant group survive its present […]