The Ghost of the Desert: The Rise, Fall, and Hidden Secrets of Muammar Gaddafi
In 2021, a “ghost” reappeared in the volatile landscape of Libyan politics. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi—the London-educated son of the fallen […]
Deep Dives, Libya
Africa
Deep Dives, Guinea-Bissau
The Price of Independence: How Africa’s First “Narco-State” Fell into a Cycle of Coups and Cocaine
Guinea-Bissau is a nation defined by a paradox: it was born from one of the most intellectually profound and militarily
Africa, Deep Dives
The Red Sea Gamble: Israel, Somaliland, and the Breaking of a Diplomatic Fiction
For more than three decades, a stretch of land north of Somalia has existed as a geopolitical ghost. It possesses