Übersicht: Die Lage in Libyen / Overview: The situation in Libya
Siehe / See: Alfred Hackensberger, “CHALIFA HAFTAR: Der unbeirrbare General,” Die Welt, 17 Januar 2020. Alfred Hackensberger provides in Die Welt a very sharp and…
Read MoreSiehe / See: Alfred Hackensberger, “CHALIFA HAFTAR: Der unbeirrbare General,” Die Welt, 17 Januar 2020. Alfred Hackensberger provides in Die Welt a very sharp and…
Read MoreWhat is going on in Egypt? The referendum on the draft constitution to be held on January 14-15, 2014 holds the promise of a transition…
For an incisive analysis of the final negotiations and deliberations of the “Committee of 50” charged with with drafting Egypt’s new constitution, see “On the…
The new draft constitution builds upon past achievements, and contains some notably progressive articles. It is being translated into English as quickly as possible. Articles…
See Jonathan S. Landay (McClatchy Washington Bureau), “U.S. allowed Italian kidnap prosecution to shield higher-ups, ex-CIA officer says,” McClatchy, July 27, 2013. Greg Miller, “Ex-CIA…
UPDATE: Military in Egypt reportedly plan to appoint jurist as interim prime minister; el-Baradei will be his deputy. See “Wende im Machtkampf: Sozialdemokrat al-Din soll…
BEIRUT: Intense fighting in the central Syrian city of Homs has left 60 to 70 percent of a besieged rebel-held district damaged, destroyed or uninhabitable,…
Egypt army statement in full Following demonstrations larger than those at the peak of the 2011 revolution against Hosni Mubarak, estimated by the Interior Ministry…
For background to Morsi’s coup in Egypt, bypassing the rule of law to impose a new constitution, see the articles found in the search box…
Update von 17. Juli 2013 Uber das Schweigen der deutschen Schriftstellern im Fall eines Kolleges der von Islamischen Extremisten bedroht ist, siehe: Georg Diez (S.P.O.N….
REPRISE — Imagine: The Collapse of International Order, Syria, and Berlin in 1945 Originally published February 20, 2013 There is nothing inevitable about international…
In the end, what difference does it make if John Brennan is confirmed as CIA Director by the Senate? 1. Well, for one thing, it may…