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Turkey’s decisive entry into Libya’s civil war
The militias of Tobruk-based warlord Khalifa Haftar failed to take the capital of Libya and are being pushed out from the western part of the country, where there are strategic oil fields. Turkey’s intervention played a decisive role in this military outcome. As other external powers engaged in Libya consider their options, Ankara is close to securing its access to energy deposits in the Mediterranean Basin.
Opinion: The United Nations – missing in action
Dag Hammarskjold was one of the great secretary generals of the United Nations. The Swedish economist-turned-diplomat died in a plane crash in 1961, while trying to negotiate a ceasefire in the Congo. More than half a century later, his courage is missed. Is there any way for Hammarskjold's successors to ...
Border dispute deadline looms for Sudan and South Sudan
Conflict between warring neighbours Sudan and South Sudan could end if a deadline on a new agreement is met. The United Nations Security Council has imposed a September 22 date to resolve border differences and end the conflict which has seen 650,000 people made homeless since South Sudan became the ...
Guinea-Bissau coup: Confusion over UN resolution and ECOWAS deal
The United Nations Security Council has issued a resolution condemning the military coup in Guinea-Bissau and demanding a return to the election process which was taking place. But the Economic Community of West African States has negotiated a contradictory deal with the military junta. This puts one of the two ...
Middle East tensions: The dynamics of the current crisis
Nuclear weapons have long ceased to provide a dominant political currency between opposing countries but emerging nuclear powers always create more international attention and negotiating pressure. Iran is now at a crossroads as it seeks to make its own decisions on its nuclear programme. In the second part of a ...
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