Medical Charter Cities: A Viable Policy Response to Humanitarian Crisis In...
During the last years of Gaddafi’s regime, Libyans who became ill and could afford it would cross the border to Tunisia, where in a concentrated area they found treatment for a wide range of medical...
View ArticleThe Iran Deal Is A Cypher
The Iran nuclear deal announced July 14 is, so far, a cypher, perfectly amenable to different reads. Champions say it’s brilliant, or the best deal that could be had, or better than no deal....
View ArticleThere's An Inconvenient Hole in the Climate Forecasting Map
Keywords: xinternationalcollectionx xcollectionxphotographer England’s lead scientific adviser warned recently that increased demand for water and energy, and a warmer world, may combine to create a...
View ArticleLibya's Latest Moment of Courage?
The head of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives Mohamed Ali Shoeb speaks at a press conference during a new round of peace talks on the Libyan conflict on September 12, 2015, in the Moroccan city...
View ArticleWill The Primaries Break Benghazi's Black Box?
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a rally Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. The stop was her last scheduled public event the day after the first Democratic...
View ArticleA Curious Twist of Fate for Libya's Rogue General
Mohammed Chouaib, head of delegation from the UN-recognized government in the eastern city of Tobruk, Libya, left, gestures after signing as Dr. Saleh Almkhozom, Second Deputy Chairman of the Libyan...
View ArticleCan Hillary Clinton Recover Libya?
A picture taken on February 27, 2016 shows a car driving at night past damaged buildings after forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognized parliament retook the centre of the eastern coastal...
View ArticleA 'Rogue' General Is Breaking Libya's Stalemate
Photo credit: ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP/Getty Images Khalifa Heftar, dubbed Libya’s 'rogue' general for his refusal to support a series of shaky, Islamist-weighted governments, has made potentially...
View ArticleIn Libya's Relatively Stable East, Some See A Window of Opportunity
(AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) On September 21, I flew from Alexandria, Egypt, to Beida, Libya. I had not been back toEastern Libya since the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi,...
View ArticleA Humanitarian Airport For Gaza: An Interview with Ahmed Alkhatib
The idea is ambitious. Some have called it unlikely. Nevertheless, Alkhatib has received praise from senior policymakers for his careful analysis of the security and development concerns of the...
View ArticleBenghazi's Karmic Revenge
Substantial damage was done over a period of years, as U.S. public was subjected to endless, incomprehensible arguments on both sides about 'blame' for Benghazi, which created the substrate upon which...
View ArticleTrump's Ready Argument for Keeping The Lights On at 'Power Africa'
There should be no surprise at the new administration's hesitation to embrace African development, but there is one program the Trump Administration should not ignore when casting its Africa policy.
View ArticleElectron Rush: Why U.S. Renewable Energy Is Converging On Africa
A generous federal tax credit, the declining price of solar panels, and the rise of “net metering” created the conditions for a home-grown boom -- so why are renewables companies looking to Africa for...
View ArticleFixing Libya, and Europe's Migrant Woes - From the Bottom Up
It's time for the international community to switch from a "top down" to a "bottom up" approach to Libya's ills.
View ArticleThe Benghazi Verdict: How It Could Help Lift The Fog Of Scandal
There is potential upside to the verdict in the trial of Ahmed Abu Khattala, convicted yesterday in a civilian court on charges of terrorism, but acquitted of charges of murder, in connection to the...
View ArticleA Death In Yemen: Ex-President's Killing Portends Greater Regional Tension
The killing of Yemen's ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh by former Houthi allies heightens the risk of wider regional conflict.
View ArticleJerusalem: Giving Away The Store, Or Risking Everything To Stop Iran?
There may be more to President Trump's announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital than meets the eye. And that's a frightening thought.
View ArticleLibya's Slow Creep Toward Containment
Failure of international efforts to solve Libya's political crisis may trigger a policy of containment aimed at preserving the status quo. In the longer term, this would have disastrous results.
View ArticleBenghazi's Tech Community Looks To Estonia As Libya's Best Hope
That paradox of a 'poor rich state' is not lost on Tatweer Research's CEO, who agrees with the initial decision to sequester Libya’s sovereign wealth -- but feels the effects of that decision on a...
View ArticleYoung Libyan Tech Entrepreneurs Dazzle In M.I.T.-Backed Competition
When Dr. Khaled ElMufti, CEO of Benghazi-based Tatweer Research, asked me if I would like to meet the winners of a startup business plan competition organized in partnership with MIT, I was interested...
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