Libya

The international community responds to the detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang, Pope Francis's visit to indigenous communities angers right-wing Bolivians, and Russian mercenaries are on the ground in Libya.

But Russian aid will come at a cost.

In the name of fighting illegal immigration, the EU, the United States, and Australia are emboldening authoritarian regimes, fueling abuses and corruption, and stoking intolerance at home.

The European Union is funding the Libyan coast guard to keep migrants out of Europe and detain them in a failed state—and that leaves them at the mercy of militias and human traffickers.

In competing for lucrative reconstruction contracts, China, Italy, France, Russia, and others are preventing the conflict from ending.

The United States should stop treating the region as secondary to the rest of the Middle East.

Alexander Malkevich, whose employees were detained in Libya, is part of Moscow’s efforts to create a “concert of chaos” around the globe.

The Saudi crown prince’s regional aggression and disdain for human rights have prompted religious scholars and pious pilgrims to refuse to go on the hajj. 

Europe’s failure to help refugees in Libya is driving them across the Atlantic.

Trump has embraced yet another strongman, this time in Libya. But it’s not just a personal failing—it’s a national tradition.

The United States should be working to help negotiate peace rather than fanning the flames of another failed war. 

The battle for control over critical infrastructure shows who might win the civil war.

The Libyan general was poised to rise to power. Now his unnecessary assault on the capital is alienating key international backers and potential local allies.

Despite the drawn-out political instability plaguing the country, a negotiated rise to power for Haftar is not the answer.

Major protests in Algeria and Sudan show that the spirit of 2011 lives on.

Damning testimony on a corporate scandal leaves Trudeau's future shaky.