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New Report: “Collateral Circuits: The Impact of Sudan’s war on arms markets and mercenary networks in Chad and Libya”
Read my latest report: “Collateral Circuits: The Impact of Sudan’s war on arms markets and mercenary networks in Chad and Libya” The war in Sudan has transformed far more than its own frontlines. It has reshaped the security economies of its neighbours, activating new supply nodes and embedding weapons and combatants into cross-border markets that […]
Still in the Game: Ankara’s Quiet Pivot in Libya – A View from Tripoli
Tripoli, the evening of June 4, 2025. Around sundown, I stood on the corniche of Treeg al-Shat near the Waddan Hotel, watching as a convoy of armored pickups moved hastily toward the Radisson Blu “al-Mahary”. The vehicles belonged to the General Security Apparatus (GSA) – a Zintani-led force headed by the Libyan Interior Minister’s brother […]
The Unraveling of “Stability” in Tripoli
Over the past 24 hours, Tripoli has witnessed a rapid escalation in armed confrontations involving key factions aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the Special Deterrence Force (SDF). This bout of violent clashes began Tuesday evening, when directives from Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeiba had mandated the evacuation by the SDF-affiliated Judicial Security […]
Russia is making a fragile pivot from Syria to Libya. The West should beware falling into a new trap.
Sudan is caught in a web of external interference. So why is an international response still lacking?
