Libya crisis is another example of the lure of generals and strongmen for Trump

Trudy Rubin It has become the new “normal” for President Trump to undercut his secretaries of state and defense without warning. On a whim. With a tweet or a phone call. But... Read more »

Khalifa Haftar is no longer part of Libya’s solution

Khalifa Haftar, the renegade Libyan general, took many world leaders and most experts by surprise when he attacked Tripoli on April 4. Now, nearly three weeks later and with his forces confronted... Read more »

Experts warn against Trump designating Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization

By F. Brinley Bruton nbcnews White House officials are weighing whether to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization — a move experts warn would make the United States less safe and... Read more »

What’s Driving Trump’s Possible Ban on Muslim Brotherhood ?

Shortly after New York Times reported that the US administration intends to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, in a statement, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, acknowledged... Read more »

Moscow Security Conference: Revising Global Security Order

On Tuesday, the Eighth Moscow Security Conference started in the Russian capital. Dubbed the Russian version of Munich Security Conference, the event was attended by representatives from over 100 countries at Radisson... Read more »

Libya Crisis Drags on as Key Intl. Powers’ Interests Rule

Clashes continue in Libya under the shadow of the international inaction, as over the past few days forces of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) led by General Khalifa Haftar have launched... Read more »

5 things to know for April 11: Sudan, Assange, church fires, William Barr, Brexit … By Doug Criss

We’ve got big breaking news this morning: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London at the Ecuadorian Embassy, where he’s spent years in asylum. Follow live updates here. Here’s what else you need... Read more »

Trump has a Russia problem in Venezuela .. By Ishaan Tharoor

A couple of months ago, leading officials in the Trump administration confidently spoke of the imminent collapse of the Venezuelan regime. Now, they’re girding themselves for a more uncertain and prolonged contest. President... Read more »

Egypt’s Morsi: The Final Hours

The 2011 Arab Spring had seen the end of President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule and within 18 months, Mohamed Morsi had become Egypt’s first democratically-elected president. But after one year in office,... Read more »

Why did Bush go to war in Iraq?

Sixteen years after the United States invaded Iraq and left a trail of destruction and chaos in the country and the region, one aspect of the war remains criminally underexamined: why was... Read more »