Turkey and the UAE: Economic Allies but Regional Competitors?
In 1980, the UAE mediated between Egypt and Libya on one side and Oman and South Yemen on the other.
The United Nations in an Age of Transition I: World Order and Realpolitik
The resulting political vacuum in countries such as Iraq and Libya was quickly filled by groups acting in the name of a so-called “Islamic State,” and the chain of destabilizing events – leading to widespread state failure in the Middle East – has now even reached the gates of Europe, with the refugee crisis threatening political stability in core countries of the European Union and endangering the cohesion of the Union itself.
Russia’s Grand Strategy: Threats, Risks and Obstacles
With the military intervention in Syria in 2015, Russia took revenge of the Libya operation conducted during the Arab Spring, gaining the upper hand against the West.
Coups of TIME
While some argue that Yılmaz lacks the political mediation skills to form a sustainable government, his decision to withdraw from Libya and his stance against the rise of Islamic fundamentalism dissipate the suspicions.
What is behind the Crisis in the Gulf?
Thereafter Bahrain, the UAE, Yemen, the Maldives, Egypt, and the interim government of Libya suspended diplomatic relations and withdrew ambassadors.
Has the Myth of the Global Village Ended Now?
US President Donald Trump’s decision that imposes a travel ban against citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen can and should be interpreted in this context.
As Washington looks to divide the Middle East, Turkey pins Hopes on Democracy
Due to the Obama administration’s preferred selective engagement strategy in the Middle East, Iraq, like other states such as Libya, Syria, and Yemen, has become a fragmented country along very dangerous religious and ethnic fault lines.
US Elections: A Game without Winners for Muslims?
She was one of the leading figures who advocated for catastrophic military decisions by the US in Muslim majority countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria.
Why Europe is increasingly irrelevant to the Middle East
The Libya crisis in 2011 was a typical example where interests and attention of member states did not overlap, and where they produced conflicting responses.
DAESH: Documenting a Modern Heresy, Interview with Belkıs Kılıçkaya
This can only be an irony! Shane Bell, a former Australian soldier and a senior security consultant for Iraq, Syria, and Libya, notes that “people from military-origin, like me, and intelligence agencies were aware of DAESH for a long time.
Investing in Turkey, Investors’ Perspective: Interview with Tarek O. Al-Kasabi
I know a lot of Syrians, Libyans who come here for medical treatment, so you need to work on it and conduct good marketing of what you have.
The Geopolitical Crisis in the Caucasus, Ukraine, and the Middle East
And, other than the Tunisian experience, and the uncertain future of Libya and maybe Yemen, I am not very hopeful about too many of them anymore.
Turkey’s ISIS Problem
Significant losses on the side of ISIS last year are likely to have influenced its command structure to implement a new exit plan, which in turn will prepare the ground for ISIS terror groups in other countries such as Libya or Afghanistan.
The Syrian Crisis and Turkey-EU Relations
The Syrian Civil War has begun in 2011 during the process called the "Arab Spring" which has destabilized an immense geography from Libya to Afghanistan, passing from Egypt, Yemen, and Iraq.
