
Libya’s Double Tragedy
Jul 10, 2020 worries that a combination of internal strife and external intervention will prolong the country's crisis.
Amin Saikal, Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia, is the author of Modern Afghanistan: A History of Struggle and Survival and the co-author (with James Piscatori) of Islam Beyond Borders: The Umma in World Politics.
Jul 10, 2020 worries that a combination of internal strife and external intervention will prolong the country's crisis.
May 1, 2020 argues that Saudi Arabia should join UN peace talks after its failed, five-year military engagement in Yemen.
Aug 23, 2019 says current American efforts to reach a political settlement in Afghanistan have worrying historical parallels.
Aug 7, 2019 says that the Islamic Republic will negotiate with the United States, but will never simply capitulate.
Jun 13, 2019 fears that any lasting political settlement for the country may not come soon enough for its suffering population.