Afghanistan - Coming Full Circle
After 20 years, the country’s old regime prepares to come back
Editorials about: regime
Tanzania - The Revenant
Former African democratic model faces five dark years
Libya - The Making of a Revolution #1
The militias of Shabab, or revolutionary youth, which fought against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces for control of Libya in 2011, could hardly be called an army. They lacked a proper command chain, uniforms, sophisticated weaponry and military skills, and yet they stood up to the national army and kept advancing towards Misratah and Tripoli.As the militiamen […]
Libya - Divided We Stand
A decade after the revolution, the country still struggles with civil war
Libya - Gaddafi’s Utopia
Ten thousand years of history. Civilizations that have fought, traded, loved, hated, overlapped, merged and intertwined in an inextricable tangle. Ten thousand years of history and a single, eternal common denominator: the Mediterranean. With Libya at the center: yesterday as today, it is both the natural gateway to – and exit point from – Africa. […]
Iraq - The Archaeology of a Regime
The fall of a dictator starts from his portraits