Libya

What’s behind an odd, international campaign to free a Russian operative from a Libyan jail?

The impact of the Israel-UAE deal on the war in Libya, what we know about Biden’s foreign-policy vision, and the disastrous state of Taiwan’s military.

The much-touted agreement cements the regional divide between traditionalist monarchies and their rivals, while their respective proxies fight over the spoils from Libya to Yemen.

Strongman Khalifa Haftar has lost the initiative, and it looks as if the only option left for his international backers is to divide the country.

The region’s powers and the West are facing off against Turkey—and Turkey is not going down without a fight.

The United States has the opportunity to reshape its alliances and bolster lasting stability in the region—but only by ending a failed approach.

Putin and Erdogan “act when there’s a stick involved,” a House aide said.

How Sisi co-opted Egypt’s religious institutions for political gain.

Turkey is standing in the wreckage of a foreign-policy adventure with no discernible strategy.

U.S. Africa Command calls out Moscow for tipping the scales in a conflict the Trump administration has mostly sought to avoid.

Turkey and Russia are using desperate mercenaries from the last war to fight in the next one.

The United Arab Emirates, backed by France, is helping to fuel continued bloodshed in the North African country.

The pandemic might prompt the kind of cooperation needed to end the country’s civil war, after years of fighting and foreign intervention failed.

None of the parties involved is serious about reaching a political settlement, meaning the conflict could kill many more this year.