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Lebanon’s political crisis drags on as politicians agree to extend their mandate a third time

by Alessandra Bajec June 20, 2017

BEIRUT, Lebanon -Lebanon has been facing a political vacuum with its parliament‘s term of office due to expire on June 20. But a new draft law has sought to delay the crisis …

June 20, 2017 400 views

Libya Since 2011 NATO War: A Failed Quasi-State

by Alessandra Bajec December 23, 2016

Libya currently has no single, central government, there is no security, oil revenues have halved, and weapons flow out of the country. In the 6th year since the NATO-led intervention in Libya …

December 23, 2016 363 views

Will a Pan-Arab ‘NATO-style force’ secure the Arab region?

by Alessandra Bajec June 3, 2015

Having a self-reliant Arab security system, as opposed to seeking foreign intervention, is becoming a necessity for a group of Arab states to confront terrorism and safeguard the stability of the region. …

June 3, 2015 411 views

End impunity: No peace in Libya without justice

by Alessandra Bajec May 19, 2015

In the face of atrocious crimes being committed against the civilian population in Libya, justice comes as a critical part of peace in an effort to push forward the political dialogue between …

May 19, 2015 458 views

Will ISIS’s foothold in Libya stay a ‘transit station’ or expand?

by Alessandra Bajec April 1, 2015

As the Islamic State is using the chaos in Libya to set up local bases and hit the country’s crucial oil revenue since the takeover of Sirte, it is yet unclear whether …

April 1, 2015 404 views

Egyptians back from Libya stuck in limbo: to stay or go back?

by Alessandra Bajec March 6, 2015

CAIRO, Egypt- As more Egyptians have fled Libya’s violence in the past weeks, for some, returning to poverty in Egypt makes the option of going back to a war zone preferable to …

March 6, 2015 377 views

Jewish nation-state bill calls what Israel is already at the wrong time

by Alessandra Bajec January 1, 2015

The Israeli cabinet approved on 23 November a bill that would officially define Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, thus reserving national rights for Jews only. A move that’s been …

January 1, 2015 356 views

Jerusalem unrest, a question beyond Al-Aqsa

by Alessandra Bajec December 1, 2014

Last month, the shooting of a young Palestinian in Kufr Kana, near Nazareth, triggered a new wave of rioting in Palestinian towns and villages inside Israel amid sharp tensions after months of …

December 1, 2014 382 views

Egypt Talks on Gaza: An Open-Ended Ceasefire?

by Alessandra Bajec September 16, 2014

CAIRO, Egypt- About three weeks have gone by since the signing of a ceasefire agreement ended an almost two-month war that left around 2,143 Gazans dead and over 12,000 wounded. Hostilities halted …

September 16, 2014 375 views

Egypt’s Constitutional Dilemma

by Alessandra Bajec November 19, 2012

The finalising of a new constitution has become the most contentious question in Egypt, yet a much needed step for the country to move past the current transitional phase. Renewed disputes over …

November 19, 2012 391 views