The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned reports as part of a larger disinformation campaign aimed at misleading the Libyan public and diverting their attention from their rightful demands for political and economic reforms. The ongoing disinformation campaign has been launched to deceive Libyans regarding news circulating …

The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping mechanisms. Military actions, infrastructure problems, and social welfare demands may then combine or clash, accumulating costs and backlash effects that the declining empire cannot manage. Policies aimed to strengthen empire—and that once did—now …

Today’s news round on Syria highlights a complex array of developments reflecting the ongoing conflict and shifting alliances in the region. Amid rising tensions in Lebanon, some residents are considering relocating to Syria as a precautionary measure, despite the nation’s prolonged civil war. Meanwhile, Syrian Kurds have released 50 IS-linked …